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DECEMBER 3, 1991

The Nationals Winners

Darren Nott of the Cap Blues (the tall one) winning a head ball
during during the final championship game against Mount Royal
College from Calgary at the Nationals in Granby Quebec.

The Blues posed for a photo during the awards ceremony Nov. 6.

(This is the second year in a row the Blues have captured the
Canadian title.)

Christmas Gift Ideas

Trying to decide what to give a stressed-out friend
or a friend who loves music? Simple Fare and From the
Heart are tapes of relaxing piano music by Nancy
McMaster of the Music Therapy program. You can
reach Nancy at loc. 2307. Each tape is $12 (no tax).

For art lovers, Joyce Fancher has a supply of Hon-
esty prints by Kiff Holland. The price is $45. Call Joyce
at loc. 2911.

Healthstyles

World AIDS Day 1991

In 1988 the World Health Organization (WHO)
designated Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day, an interna-
tional day of action against AIDS.

The theme this year is “Sharing the Challenge.” If
hope, compassion and understanding were shared,
the serious challenges of AIDS—fear, denial and
prejudice—could be overcome. AIDS is the chal-
lenge, not people with AIDS.

B.C. has the highest AIDS rate per capita in Can-
ada—1,000 people have been diagnosed with AIDS
(5,000 Canada wide) and many more thousands
are HIV positive. More prevention and support
programs are still urgently needed locally.

At the 5th Annual AIDS Conference held early in
November we learned the world is facing a pan-
demic of HIV infection and that the spread of the
disease has been little affected by control meas-
ures to date. This pandemic will have a selective
effect on young men and women in both industri-
alized and developing countries, especially sub-
Sahara Africa where two-thirds of the global total
of cases are found.

Other facts from the Conference:

¢ Incubation could be 10 and even 14 years.

¢ It has been proven beyond a doubt that AIDS
cannot be spread by airborne droplets or dust, or
indirect (mosquito) transmission.

¢ It has been established positively that AIDS is
spread directly by sexual contact, blood products
and maternal to infant transmission.

* 100 people in the U.S. die every day from AIDS.
¢ The number of deaths in U.S. from AIDS out-
number all deaths from wars in this century.

¢ AIDS is the 5th leading cause of death of women
in U.S. (Women tend to die more quickly than men
of AIDS.)

¢ 1 in 10 people in New York City are HIV posi-
tive.

For more information about AIDS call or drop into
Health Services, M101, loc. 2964, or call:

AIDS Vancouver Helpline 687-AIDS
B.C. Ministry of Health AIDS Line 872-6652
Vancouver PWA Society Helpline 687-4792