The risks of unprotected sex will be discussed at the Fayette County NAACP's Saturday, March 11 meeting.

“The NAACP has recognized that not enough is being said or done to challenge this crisis that threatens to destroy many precious young lives,” said NAACP President Ed Johnson.

Through 1997, African-American and Hispanic teens accounted for 82 percent of the AIDS cases among young women 13 - 19, Johnson said. “The NAACP leadership is especially committed to raising the level of consciousness of young people who need to protect themselves from being infected with the AIDS virus,” he said.

Dr. Deborah Ann Travis of the Fairburn Family Medical Center will discuss the impact of sexually transmitted diseases and present various ways to protect against AIDS.

The meeting will be at the Gathering Place in Peachtree City, 203 McIntosh Trail.

For information phone 770-460-9934.