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P.O. Box f976
MIAMI 01EAC11. FLOVIDA 33139
(305)865-1490 March 2, 1987
Robert A. Kunst. Dkectiny ": '
Ceasar Odio '
City of Miami City Manager
Dinner Key City Hall
Coconut Grove, Fla. 33133 '
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Dear Friend: '
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"AIDS" is the impending catastrophe everyone is at risk of getting and paying for especially
in our community, #5 in the nation and 45% heterosexual' already, 45.5% black non -hispanic
and 24% hispanic, including'90 babies.
What to do when so much politics' has entered into this medical 'emergency' now leaving
all vulnerable. We as leading experts worldwide in both alerting and educating need and
prevention have the best intentions and some key answers that will make the difference and
be most cost effective in the process.
L "MEALS ON WHEELS" - we need $50,000 from the City of Miami in delivering meals to
PEOPLE WITH AIDS, right into their homes for those who ara so sick that cooking is an extra
hardship. These monies would go to administrating and delivering such meals as well as
coordinating both clients and corporate donations of foods, etc.
Right now. we are delivering 1.1 meals with a $50,000 annual contribution from Daniel's
Restaurant in S. Miami, 10 meals daily alone, that runs from Coral Gables to downtown to
Hialeah and Miami Beach. We service 6 hispanics, 4 blacks, some who are gay, bisexual,
heterosexual, IV, and not Identified Risk. This is only the tip of the iceberg. We've even
had requests to provide food in Jackson Memorial Hospital because the foods there are so
bad, and we know that there are hundreds who could use the service but we have no facility
at present for providing such an effort let alone to deliver everywhere.
But what a wonderful opportunity to really help by coordinating the total community,
business and government in this vital human interest necessity and all the
wonderful 'good -will' and harmony it will bring & recognized worldwide.
2. "EDUCATION/PREVENTION" - we need to curb -the unnecessary hysteria
as well as inform the recognized sexually active that 'caution' must
be taken to prevent the spread of AIDS. We need $200,000 and the
cooperation of the City of Miami to mail in three languages into each
home the whole story on AIDS as well as our "COUNT-ZWDS" condom.
The City of New York is distributing 1 million condoms already. We
haven't a minute to lose. We especially want to focus on prostitutes.
In Germany where precautions are taken, there aren't women testing 'positive''
and giving AIDS to their clientele. In Miami, 40% of the prostitutes are
carriers, and with a 10 year 'incubation' period, the crisis is obvious. +
It is imperative not to see this issue as one of 'politics' but how to
properly and effectively implement a role -model and workable process that
is inevitable. So why waste any time none of us has.
3. "ADULT CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY"- AIDS PEOPLE ARE IN THE STREETS WITH
NO PLACE TO GO, WHILE OTHERS ARE DUMPED INTO OTHER FESTERING SITUATIONS.
WHY WAIT FURTHER WHEN THIS FACILITY IS DESPERATELY NEEDED NOW AND THE
1000-2000 PATIENTS TODAY, DOUBLING ANNUALLY MUST HAVE A PLP.%^.L-TO GO.
THANK YOU AND TOGETHER -WE'LL SURVIVEI I'D LIKE TO PRESENT -THE ABOVE�Og
@qFORE THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEET�II G WITH YOU FRbfijjT SUPPORT PER ISSUE.
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AIDS CASES IN THE !I.S. (AS OF DEC.- 29, 19C5) ti IN FL0919A
AND DADF-00NTY AS OF JAN. 5, 1937
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FLORIPA Ord in US) DADE
COUNTY (5th in US)
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TOTAL HUNB ER 29�093 (adult- 28,5g2
1,110 (adult- 1,960 f:57
(adult- 822
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children- 410
children- 54
children- 35
TOTAL DEAD 16,301
1.151 488
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GAY/BISEXUAL -10, 750 (66%)
11,921 (54.9%) 419
( 51.Oa)
GAY/BI-I.V.USE 2 23n ( 8%)
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••101:( 5.4%) 38
1,122 (69.11%) AP.
( 4.6%)
(55,6?:)
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HETEROSEXUAL I.V. 49846 (17%)
269 (14.5%) 113
(13.7%)
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HENOPHI•LIACS 246 (1%)
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HETEROSEXUAL 1,992 (4%)
316 (17%) 193
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TRAIiSFUSIM 524 2a
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"OTHER"/"UNKNOWN- 905 (3%)
101 (5.4%) 38
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WHITE NON -HISPANIC 17,321 (60%)
905 (47.3%) 258
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HISPANIC 4,164 (14%)
254 (13.3%) 205
(23.9%)
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OTHER/UNKNOWN 294 (1%)
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QUESTIONS TO BE RAISED: WHY 1S THE NATIONAL GAY/BI RATE 74% AND DADE COUNTY ONLY 55.6%? AND
WHY IN THIS DRUG ;
CAPITAL OF THE WORLD IS OUR 1.V. ONLY 13.7% TO THE NATIONAL 17% ? WHY WAS OTH R/UNKNOWN
"29%" "HETEROSEXUAL"
OF 186 WHICH
WHY DOES DADE
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. HAS FLORIDA WITH "23" AND DADE COUNTY WITH SWITCHED
INTO.THE CATEGORY?
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HAVE ONLY 30.1%, NON -HISPANIC (WHITE) AND 45.4%, BLACK NON -HISPANIC, and 23.9% HISPANIC compared
to the
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NATIONAL FIGURES THAT ARE HALF OR DOUBLE OUR FIGURES?
IN BROWARD COUNTY WHY DOES THE MEDICAL EXAMINER HAVE AS
OF DECEMBER 186 116 AIDS DEAD AND
ONLY 7 CRACK DEAD"?
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WHY HAS CONGRESS AUTHORIZED $1.7 BILLION TO "STOP CRACK"
AND THE ADMINISTRATION IS ONLY OFFERING
$538 MILLIONS
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FOR AIDS, THAT WILL SEE.ALL OF THE ABOVE FIGURES DOUBLE
NEXT YEAR, WHILE "CRACK DEAD" IS ONLY
600 NATIONALLY?
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WHY IS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PREDICTION OF 11100
MILLION AIDS CASUALTIES" WORLDWIDE IN
5 YEARS,
A HEALTH "EMERGENCY" BEING IGNORED OR PLAYED OUT AS "BUSINESS AND POLITICS AS USUAL"?
THE.ABOVE FIGURES, TIMES TEN FOR PRE -AIDS CASES, AFTER DOUBLING THE PRESENT FIGURES
FOR UNDERREPORTIN(
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