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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released its 2006 Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance report showing Alabama among the highest states in the nation for rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia. The state ranks second highest in the rate of syphilis, fourth in gonorrhea and fifth in chlamydia.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/89055.php

http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/16614..._Birmingham_Alabama_



Reaction to syphilis ads surprises Jefferson County health officials
Local government notified in advance
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
ANNA VELASCO
News staff writer
Jefferson County Health Department officials said they were blindsided by complaints from two elected officials over a long-running syphilis epidemic public awareness campaign.
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and Jefferson County Commission President Bettye Fine Collins voiced distaste for campaign billboards and bus notices last week, saying they portrayed a negative image of the area and would discourage companies from locating here.
Langford complained to the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority on Friday, and the bus banners were removed Friday night.


http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/bas...790218600.xml&coll=2


Racial and Ethnic Make-up
Birmingham's government is one of diverse population. Bernard Kincaid is of African American descent. His city council is made up of six African American members and three Caucasian members.
http://www.uwec.edu/freitard/GroupAndMinority/Birmingha...ment/Gov.%20page.htm




One race 240793 99.17%
White 58457 24.07%
Black or African American 178372 73.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native 422 0.17%
Asian 1942 0.8%
Asian indian 463 0.19%
Chinese 716 0.29%
Filipino 113 0.05%
Japanese 80 0.03%
Korean 138 0.06%
Vietnamese 213 0.09%
Other Asian 219 0.09%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 87 0.04%
Native Hawaiian 23 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 38 0.02%
Samoan 10 0%
Other Pacific Islander 16 0.01%
Some other race 1513 0.62%
Two or more races 2027 0.83%


http://birminghamal.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
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