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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health on National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20, 2008)

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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

MARCH 20

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About This Day

March 20 is National Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC), Colorado State University's Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity (CASAE), and Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) organize and implement the Day. 

The Facts

HIV is affecting thousands of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). AI/AN have the third highest rate of AIDS diagnosis in the United States, despite having the smallest population. AI/AN people with AIDS are likely to be younger than non-AI/AN people with AIDS. AI/ANs also have the shortest time between AIDS diagnosis and death.

Resources

• Posters
  Download and customize this poster to promote your National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events!
• Fact Sheets
  Download National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day fact sheets and post them on bulletin boards, share with local newspapers, and distribute at events!
• Press Releases
  
  • Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health on National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 20, 2008)
  • Statement by Robert McSwain, Acting Director, Indian Health Service Regarding National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2008 (March 20, 2008)
• Websites
  • www.AIDS.gov is the gateway to all Federal domestic information on HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, research, policies, and resources.

  • These sites provide resources and information about National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day:

    • www.nnaapc.org is the website for the National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC). Visit this site to list and find events for the day.
    • www.happ.colostate.edu/ is the site for Colorado State University’s Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity (CASAE).
    • http://www.itcaonline.com/nshapp/index.html is the website for Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA)
    • CDC's statistics on Native peoples and HIV/AIDS
    • CDC feature page for National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• PSA
  Listen to and distribute these messages from the Indian Health Service about HIV/AIDS Awareness for Native Communities. You can also read the transcripts.
• Podcasts
  Listen to and share this message from Commander Scott Giberson from the Indian Health Service about HIV/AIDS and American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
• Mobile Resources
  Send a text message with your zip code to KNOWIT (566948) to find an HIV testing center near you.