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    Ryan White CARE Act

    U.S. Act to improve care for individuals and families affected by HIV

    Long titleAn Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to improve the quality and availability of care for individuals and families affected by HIV, and for other purposes.
    Nicknames
    • AIDS Prevention Act of 1990
    • Ryan White Care Act
    Enacted bythe 101st United States Congress
    EffectiveAugust 18, 1990
    Public law101-381
    Statutes at Large104 Stat. 576
    Titles amended42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
    U.S.C. sections created42 U.S.C. ch. 6A, subch. XXIV § 300ff et seq.
    U.S.C. sections amended42 U.S.C. ch. 6A, subch. XXIII § 300ee et seq.
    • Introduced in the Senate as S. 2240 by Ted Kennedy (D–MA) on March 6, 1990
    • Committee consideration by Senate Labor and Human Resources
    • Passed the Senate on May 16, 1990 (95-4)
    • Passed the House on June 13, 1990 (passed voi

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      Remembering Ryan White

      Ryan White was an ordinary kid who used his voice to help change the world. He died more than 30 years ago on April 8, 1990. We honor and celebrate Ryan's life every day at The Children's Museum, a boy who just wanted to be a regular kid.

      Fear. Ignorance. Panic.

      That’s what many people felt in the 1980s when news began to spread about a frightening new disease—acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Misinformation led to overreaction as the nation struggled to contain its spread. Unfortunately, when it came to AIDS, prejudice and discrimination ruled the day.

      Ryan White wanted to be a regular kid

      Ryan White was born in Kokomo, Indiana, in 1971. He was born with a rare blood disease called hemophilia. Ryan had to receive blood transfusions to treat his hemophilia. But that didn’t stop him. He wanted to be a regular kid just like everyone else.

      “The trouble is, like mos
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      216 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 18 halftones, 3 maps, notes

      • Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-8085-9
        Published: October 2024
      • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4696-8084-2
        Published: October 2024
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      Awards & distinctions

      Honorable Mention, 2024 Florida Book Awards in General Nonfiction

      In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight vit teenager named Ryan vit emerged as the face of the epidemic. Diagnosed with hemophilia at birth, Ryan contracted HIV through contaminated blood products. In 1985, he became a household name after he was barred from attending his Indiana middle school. As Ryan appeared on nightly news broadcasts and graced the covers of popular magazines, he was embraced bygd music icons and well-known athlet