HIV/AIDS:
The AIDS Quilt and Statistics
About the HIV/AIDS Quilt
Founded in 1987, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a
poignant memorial, a powerful tool for use in
preventing new HIV infections, and the largest ongoing
community arts project in the world.
Each "block" (or section) of The AIDS Memorial
Quilt measures approximately twelve feet square, and
a typical block consists of eight individual three foot by
six foot panels sewn together. Virtually every one of
the more than 40,000 colorful panels that make up the
Quilt memorializes the life of a person lost to AIDS.
As the epidemic continues claiming lives around the
world and here in the United States, the Quilt
continues to grow and to reach more communities with
its messages of remembrance, awareness and hope.
(The AIDS Memorial, 2008)
HIV in the United States
By Sex
In 2006, almost three quarters of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among adolescents and adults
were for males.
Sex of adults and adolescents with HIV/AIDS diagnosed during 2006 (CDC, 2008)
HIV in the United States
(cont’d)
Race/ethnicity of persons (including children) with
HIV/AIDS diagnosed during 2006 (CDC, 2008)
HIV in the United States
(cont’d) By Age
In 2006, persons aged 25–34 and persons aged 35–44 accounted for the largest proportions of
newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases.
Age of persons with HIV/AIDS diagnosed during 2006 (CDC, 2008)
Schedule of Quilt Showing in
Connecticut
Stamford, CT
11/25/2008 – 12/3/2008
Host: AIDS Interfaith Stamford – First United Methodist
Church
Display Site: First United Methodist Church
Display Site Address: 42 Cross Rd
Accepting Block Requests? No
Number of Blocks: 5
Contact: Rev. Douglas A. McArthur
Phone: 203-324-1323
Email: DMcArthurFUMC@aol.com
(The AIDS Memorial, 2008)
References
The AIDS memorial quilt (2008)
Retrieved on October 8, 2008 from
http://aidsquilt.org/
DPH Centers for Disease Control
(2008) Retrieved on November 10,
2008 from
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/facts
heets/us.htm