Emory Group Creates Atlanta AIDS Map (2014, neighborhoods, school)

[Pemgin]

From the Atlanta Business Chronicle: Emory group creates Atlanta AIDS map by zip code

A very interesting map and reminder that despite all of the advances in treatment for AIDS in the past 20 years, it's still a serious and far-reaching public health crisis.

[gtcorndog]

1.3% of Fulton County has HIV?

That is awful. This isn't 30 years ago. What awful decisions are these people are still making?

[Pemgin]

^^^ The highest numbers appear to be for those in the 45-59 age group. It's likely many in this group contracted it when they were young, before HIV and its transmission were widely understood and before the first test to screen blood donated to blood banks and used in hospitals.

We're also seeing a resurgence in new HIV cases due to the fact that HIV/AIDS is viewed more and more as a chronic, treatable disease and we become further removed from the plague years of 1980-1995. People forget how terrible it was then.

[toll_booth]

Originally Posted by gtcorndog

1.3% of Fulton County has HIV?

That is awful. This isn't 30 years ago. What awful decisions are these people are still making?

What do you expect in a state where some people still want abstinence-only sex ed or no sex ed at all?

Also, I couldn't find a color-coded legend for this map.

[cwkimbro]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

What do you expect in a state where some people still want abstinence-only sex ed or no sex ed at all?

Also, I couldn't find a color-coded legend for this map.

Click the link. It is actually interesting.

What he is referring to is every county is given a rate per 100,000 people. Fulton County was 1,200-something.

But it makes sense.

The truth is new cases of HIV disproportionately is affecting two groups: gay males and African Americans. There is also a link between aids and neighborhoods with higher poverty rate.

Both of these groups are heavily settled in the city and in Fulton County.

Another part of the website looks at newly reported cases. For males over 70% of them were reportedly from male-male sexual contact. With that said... where are the gay hotspots? Fulton Co. The virus also disproportionately affects males, because of this.

My take away from this is we need better sex ed and we need to target specifics on homosexuality & sexual health, which people are too afraid to touch (but is linked to real health issues), African American neighborhoods, and low-income areas.

But Pemgin is also right... It isn't 30 years ago, but people from 30 years ago are still living with the problems of the past.... especially given new advances in learning to treat HIV.

[toll_booth]

Originally Posted by cwkimbro

Click the link. It is actually interesting.

I did click the link. I didn't find a legend anywhere.

[ElleKaye]

Originally Posted by Pemgin

^^^ The highest numbers appear to be for those in the 45-59 age group. It's likely many in this group contracted it when they were young, before HIV and its transmission were widely understood and before the first test to screen blood donated to blood banks and used in hospitals.

We're also seeing a resurgence in new HIV cases due to the fact that HIV/AIDS is viewed more and more as a chronic, treatable disease and we become further removed from the plague years of 1980-1995. People forget how terrible it was then.

The age group actually makes sense. There was a time when casual sex wasn't associated with a death sentence. I can say I am a bit surprised that maybe the 29 and under group is not equally represented. It appears they have somewhat of a desensitized attitude towards HIV.

[cwkimbro]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

I did click the link. I didn't find a legend anywhere.

click link... go to article...

click next link... go to online interactive maps (first paragraphy of article)

click Atlanta

hover over each area on the map... a pop-up box gives the data point for that area. There is a legend on the left

[GeorgiaLakeSearch]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

What do you expect in a state where some people still want abstinence-only sex ed or no sex ed at all?

Also, I couldn't find a color-coded legend for this map.

Maybe people who decide to become parents should parent their children.

[mco65]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

What do you expect in a state where some people still want abstinence-only sex ed or no sex ed at all?

well, most of the time I would agree with this but;
The article indicates there is more going on that just a lack of sex ed in school.


Metro Atlanta’s map follows the national pattern, with the highest numbers situated near the city center.