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We encourage you to download the following campaign materials and use them to help raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and encourage the members of your community to get tested for HIV. There are no copyright restrictions.

We hope these resources will assist your efforts to educate, motivate, and mobilize your local community in the fight against HIV/AIDS!

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Get the Facts about HIV/AIDS and Testing

• National HIV Testing Community Mobilization Campaign (an overview) 

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  The National HIV Testing Mobilization Campaign is a nationwide effort to promote HIV testing.
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• Take Control of Your Health and Your Life. Get Tested for HIV. 

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  HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. Learn more about why all sexually active Americans should get tested for HIV.
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• African Americans and HIV/AIDS 

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  Even though African Americans represent only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they accounted for 49 percent of all new cases of HIV/AIDS in 2005.
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• Hispanics and HIV/AIDS 

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  HIV/AIDS is the third leading cause of death among Hispanic men ages 35 to 44.
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• Asian/Pacific Islanders and HIV/AIDS 

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  The number of Asian/Pacific Islanders living with HIV/AIDS continues to rise, with a yearly increase of more than 10 percent during the past 5 years.
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• American Indians/Alaska Natives and HIV/AIDS 

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  American Indians/Alaska Natives have the third highest rate of AIDS diagnosis in the United States, despite having the smallest population.
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• Women and HIV/AIDS 

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  The proportion of AIDS diagnoses among women has increased since the beginning of the epidemic. Women of color are especially affected by the disease.
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• Youth and HIV/AIDS 

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  Thousands of young people ages 13 to 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS every year.
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• Americans and HIV/AIDS 

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  More than 40,000 Americans are infected with HIV each year.
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• Men Who Have Sex with Men and HIV/AIDS 

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  MSM accounted for 72 percent of all HIV infections among male adults and adolescents in 2005.
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• HIV/AIDS and Older Americans (PDF - 113 KB)
  Approximately 15 percent of newly diagnosed HIV infections are among Americans over the age of 50.

En español

• Los hispanos y el VIH/SIDA (PDF - 1.24 MB)
  El VIH/SIDA es la tercera causa de muerte entre los hombres hispanos en el grupo de 35 a 44 años de edad.
• Las mujeres y el VIH/SIDA (PDF - 1.09 MB)
  La proporción de los casos de SIDA diagnosticados en las mujeres se ha incrementado desde el comienzo de la epidemia. Las mujeres de color están siendo afectadas particularmente por la enfermedad.
• Los hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres y el VIH/SIDA (PDF - 586 KB)
  Los hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres representó el 72 por ciento de todos los casos de contagios del VIH entre hombres adultos y adolescentes en 2005.