Health Initiative 

October is the month where breast cancer is recognized nationally.  The brothers of Phi Upsilon join in that fight against breast cancer by joining in on the walk/run to help support such a great cause.

Every year the brothers of Phi Upsilon brings awareness to autism by joining in their walk to help raise money for research on autism.

Hosting blood drives is really important to the brothers of Phi Upsilon Chapter.  Dr. Charles Drew a member of Omega Psi Phi created a way to store blood plasma in blood banks and developed the process in February 1941.

Mental illness is common.  Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these). Mental illnesses are associated with distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities.

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Prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow out of control. The prostate is a gland found only in males. The brothers of Phi Upsilon believe that all men need to get checked for this once they reached the age of 40.

Over 105,200 people are living with HIV in the UK. Globally, there are an estimated 38 million people who have the virus. Despite the virus only being identified in 1984, more than 35 million people have died of HIV or AIDS related illnesses, making it one of the most destructive pandemics in history.

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Today, scientific advances have been made in HIV treatment, there are laws to protect people living with HIV and we understand so much more about the condition. Despite this, each year in the UK over 4,139 people are diagnosed with HIV, people do not know the facts about how to protect themselves and others, and stigma and discrimination remain a reality for many people living with the condition.

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World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and government that HIV has not gone away – there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education.