City of Columbus - File #: 0262X-2022

• File #: 0262X-2022
• Version: 1
• Type: Ceremonial Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/9/2022
• In control: Hardin
• On agenda: 12/12/2022
• Final action: 12/14/2022
• Title: To Recognize and Celebrate January 2 as U=U Day in the City of Columbus
• Sponsors: Shannon G. Hardin, Nicholas Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Elizabeth Brown, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor, Emmanuel V. Remy

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/14/2022	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/13/2022	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/12/2022	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
12/12/2022	1	Columbus City Council	Adopted	Pass

Title

To Recognize and Celebrate January 2 as U=U Day in the City of Columbus

Body

WHEREAS, U=U stands for Undetectable = Untransmittable; and

WHEREAS, U=U is an educational campaign to raise awareness of the fact that a person living with HIV is unable to transmit the infection if their viral load is too low to measure; and

WHEREAS, HIV medication can reliably reduce a person’s viral load below detectable levels, turning the once near-fatal diagnosis into a manageable condition; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is committed to ending the HIV epidemic, including through health education and partnering with community health organizations to providing testing, surveillance, and treatment; and

WHEREAS, Columbus City Council joins in the effort to raise awareness about HIV and take steps to mitigate the impact of the infection and encourages all community members to know their HIV status; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council recognizes and celebrates January 2^nd as U=U Day in the City of Columbus.