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WHEREAS, the medical condition now known as HIV and AIDS was first detected in our
country thirty years ago and the HIV/AIDS epidemic is now entering its fourth decade; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, the National Association of People With AIDS launched the National
HIV Testing Day campaign in response to the growing number of HIV infections in communities
of color and other heavily impacted communities, and organized annual National HIV Testing Days
in partnership with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other national and
local entities across the country; and
WHEREAS, mayors of our cities and towns are uniquely well placed to help their
constituents understand that all Americans need to be tested for HIV, to safeguard their own health
and help bring the epidemic under control; and
WHEREAS, this unique and effective program created by people living with HIV and AIDS
sends the message that prevention and control of HIV is a community, as well as an individual,
imperative.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
encourage all citizens to
“TAKE THE TEST, TAKE CONTROL”
and to seek out voluntary HIV testing and counseling to learn about their HIV status to take control
of their lives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 5th day of July, A.D. 2011.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk