Statement of Intent

For my Senior Capstone Project I will be producing a Public Service Announcement aimed toward spreading awareness regarding HIV/AIDS and the impact that it has on people’s lives. To accomplish this, the segment will be prominently composed of real life interviews with people who have dealt with the affects of HIV from both a primary and secondary perspective including: a registered nurse, an HIV+ couple, representative from the Resource Center of Dallas and accounts from people who have friends that were found to be HIV+. Should all go as planned, the Announcement will consist of four parts that will each take a separate stance on of HIV/AIDS from the angle of each of the aforementioned individuals and conclude with information on the prevention of HIV and information regarding local resources and testing center where help can be found. In some of the more current data detailing HIV/AIDS on a national level, it has been found that the number of positive cases of HIV infection among young people, ages 13-24, has risen greatly due to misinterpretation. Youth are not grasping the gravity of HIV/AIDS as fully as prior generations because they have concluded that, due of recent advances in HIV treatment, the disease can be easily cured or maintained with few adverse side effects. This, however, is not the case. Without antiretroviral therapy, HIV can progress into AIDS within 3-10 years after infection; even with medication, most people who are HIV+ may live less than twenty years. HIV is still a threat to many communities that fact needs to be reiterated.