ok, so this from the nytimes.....sadly, the fastest geowing population for std's is the over50 set..... July 2, 2007 -- In its ongoing effort to curb HIV infection rates in the Big Apple, the city has for the first time begun targeting older New Yorkers - delivering condoms and safe-sex messages to senior centers.
Since early June, the Department for the Aging has been coordinating with health officials to not only drop off the prophylactics, but also give informational seminars.
By late last week, 100 of the city's 325 senior centers had received the city-branded condoms and HIV-prevention brochures. The rest of the centers will receive theirs this week, with only seven centers so far opting out.
"It's more than just a distribution of condoms. We were looking at the issue of HIV/AIDS in the above-50 population," said DFTA Commissioner Edwin Méndez-Santiago.
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