Snohomish County walks for World AIDS Day
EVERETT — Participants walked, holding red candles, from the Snohomish County Health Department to the newly constructed AIDS memorial on Monday in recognition of World AIDS Day.
On the wall inside the health department building hung a sign displaying an empty red ribbon and the question, “Who do you walk for?” Eventgoers wrote the names of family members, friends and loved ones on red stickers that slowly filled the ribbon.
“We encourage all of you in our community to do and to share these community goals,” Health Department Director Kim VanPelt said before the walk. “Encourage regular HIV testing, promote access to prevention tools such as PrEP, support local HIV service organizations, advocate for equitable health care and comprehensive sexual health education, and advocate for public health services and spaces.”
Dec. 1 has been recognized as World AIDS Day since 1988.
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