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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Today is World AIDS Day. On this day, and every day, we remember the people who have died from an HIV-related illness. We support those who live with HIV, and those who are disproportionately
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">impacted by <span style="color:black">HIV infection. We recommit to our shared responsibility to work together globally to end the HIV pandemic. We also thank all those who came before us, fighting for justice and equity,
and the long-term survivors </span>who continue to do so today. <span style="color:black">
</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">HIV<span style="color:black"> testing, prevention, and treatment have all improved. We have the tools to end new HIV infections in Oregon.</span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> To commemorate World
AIDS Day, please share these two important facts with as many people as you can:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<u><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/prep-pep/" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/prep-pep/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PrEP</span></b></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt">,
a daily pill, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">pills taken around the time of sex, or a
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">periodic injection is 99% effective at preventing HIV and it’s covered by most insurance.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">People living with HIV who are on effective HIV treatment and
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">achieve viral<s> </s>suppression
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">cannot transmit HIV to sex partners</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext"> and can safely breast/chestfeed their babies.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">People living with HIV are living long, healthy, sexually active lives.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Find out more-
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/treatment/#image_content" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/treatment/#image_content. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Undetectable
= Untransmittable (U=U)</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Here are more things you can do to commemorate World AIDS Day:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Review Oregon’s 2023
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/OHA_EndHIV_2023_Annual-Progress-Report.pdf">Annual Progress Report</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">/</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/OHA_EndHIV_2023_Annual-Progress-Report_Spanish.pdf">Informe
anual de advances</a> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">(English version attached)</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">,
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">which focuses on progress made towards our shared goals, and our<b> </b></span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OHA_EndHIVOregon_5-year-strategy-1.pdf" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/OHA_EndHIVOregon_5-year-strategy-1.pdf. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">five-year
strategy</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> to End HIV/STI in Oregon, which focuses on the four pillars of diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and responding to end inequities.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Visit our
</span></b><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/HIVSTDVIRALHEPATITIS/Pages/countyleveldata.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">data dashboards</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> to
see how HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, like syphilis and gonorrhea, are affecting different communities in Oregon, including yours.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.endhivoregon.org/testing/" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.endhivoregon.org/testing/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Get
tested</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">. Testing is easy, but fewer than 4 in 10 adult Oregonians have ever been tested for HIV. Ask your
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">health provider</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, find a test site near you, or – if you are in an area where testing is limited –
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">consider testing at home or other private settings using
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">a mail-order self-testing kit.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tell someone how treatment saves lives.
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">People who test positive for HIV can start HIV medications as soon as possible.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Starting medication right away can improve a person's health and help prevent new infections.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/DISEASESCONDITIONS/HIVSTDVIRALHEPATITIS/HIVCARETREATMENT/CAREASSIST/Documents/OHA_EndHIV_CAREAssist-Rapid%20Start%20fact%20sheet_ENGLISH.pdf" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Resources</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> like
sample packs of medication and help with insurance are available to avoid delays.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/diseasesconditions/hivstdviralhepatitis/sexuallytransmitteddisease/pages/index.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Learn about other sexually transmitted
infection (STI)</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Infections like syphilis,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">congenital syphilis, and gonorrhea are on the rise in Oregon and can often occur alongside HIV. Untreated STI can cause serious health complications, and some, including HIV and syphilis, can be passed from a pregnant person
to their fetus.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Say thank you, volunteer, and/or donate to community partners:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> Community partnerships ensure that services are designed
and led by communities. </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://www.endhivoregon.org/partners/" target="_blank" title="Original URL: http://www.endhivoregon.org/partners/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Find
a local agency</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">in your community and get involved.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you for your dedication to ending new HIV infections in the State of Oregon. HIV is a community issue. We all have an HIV status, and we all play a role. Together</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">,
let’s <span style="color:black">end new infections. It starts with each of us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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