Sense of urgency about HIV/AIDS grows among blacks in Georgia

ATLANTA - New reports show the disproportionate impact HIV is having on minorities in Georgia, and what researchers say are important differences in how minorities view HIV/AIDS compared to whites.

Three-quarters of African Americans living in Georgia say
AIDS is a more urgent problem for Georgia than it was a few years ago, compared to four in ten whites.

African Americans in Georgia are also more pessimistic about U.S. progress on HIV/AIDS than their white counterparts, by a 2-to-1 margin.

Overall, Georgians rank HIV/AIDS second, behind cancer, as the most urgent health problem facing the nation.