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Page 16A - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thwsday, March 17. 1988 Mrs. Lucille DLson was recently honored by Second Calvary Baptist Chxu-ch for her outstanding work with the Missionar ies. She is shown above with her husband, Mr. Carl Dixon Child Watch With I Marian Wrij^t Edalman When you think about victims of AIDS, we usually do not pic ture children. But there are al ready hundreds of children — most of them minority children - - suffering from this disease. Their numbers are expected to grow as the disease spreads In the heterosexual population. Approximately 500 cases of AIDS among children have been reported to the Centers for Dis ease Control. Minority children make up a staggering 80 percent of this group. But medical ex perts tell us that many more children -- possibly numbering in the thousands -- are probably carrying the disease. How do children get AIDS? In over three-quarters of all cases nationwide, the child was born with AIDS because its mother had the disease. Most of the mothers contracted AIDS through the use of Intravenous drugs or from their sexual part ners. Most of the rest of the chil dren were exposed to the dis ease through exposure to blood or blood products, and a few were Infected due to sexual abuse by a person carrying the disease. Children who have AIDS de serve our compassion and help. Often their mothers are sick themselves, and do live long af ter the child's birth. It Is then difficult to find foster or adop tive care for Infected infants. though there Is every reason to believe that such care can be safe If precautions are taken. Through our churches and com munity organizations we can provide help and support to af flicted children and families. We adults can also help pre vent more children from getting AIDS. First, since most Infants contract the disease through their mothers, we can help by stopping the spread of the dis ease in the adult population. We must avoid very rlslqr behaviors like having heterosexual or ho mosexual sex without a condom, especially with multiple part ners. Those with a drug use problem must not share needles during the use of Intravenous drugs. Second, we can help by telling our own children about the risks of drugs, especially Intravenous drugs, and the consequences of premature sex, especially sex without a condom and with mul tiple partners. Finally, we must urge our gov ernment to Increase Its efforts to take effective outreach steps to give minorities and children the Information they need to help save their own lives. An excellent 18 minute film or video for teens, entitled "Sex, Drugs and AIDS" can be rented for $75) or purchased ($400 for film, $325 for video) from O.D.N. Productions, Inc., 74 Varich Street, #304, New York, NY 10013 (212) 431-8923. Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children’s De fense Fund, a national voice for children. 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