HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - Feb 7
- National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 10
- National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - March 20
- HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - May 18
- National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - May 19
- Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - June 8
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 7
The Strategic Leadership Council directs, plans, and organizes NBHAAD with support from the CDC. The 2012 theme is "I am My Brother's/Sister's keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS".
Find posters, fact sheets, and events at www.NationalBlackAIDSDay.org.
View this video message from CDC’s Dr. Fenton. Visit the AIDS.gov blog for posts about NBHAAD and learn more here.
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Office on Women's Health is the lead for this day.
Pres. Obama has established a Working Group on the Intersection of HIV/ AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls, and Gender-related Health Disparities. Read more here.
Find posters, fact sheets, and more at http://www.womenshealth.gov/NWGHAAD/.
Learn about the new Take Charge. Take the Test. campaign to encourage African American women to get tested for HIV.
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 20
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a collaborative effort between these organizations: Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center , CA7AE: HIV/AIDS Prevention Project , Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board , Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. , and National Native American AIDS Prevention Center .
Visit the NNHAAD site to find posters, fact sheets and more.
Read the 2012 NNHAAD statement by Yvette Robideaux, M.D., M.P.H, Director, Indian Health Service.
To find and register your events visit the NNHAAD Community Events Map.
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
May 18
National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the lead for this day.
NIAID’s HIV Vaccine Awareness Day web site contains many resources. Also visit bethegeneration.nih.gov to find local events and more resources.
Please read and share the 2012 HVAD press statement from Dr. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH (Also in Spanish).
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 19
May 19 is National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The Banyan Tree Project —a national campaign to end the silence and shame surrounding HIV/AIDS in Asian and Pacific Islander communities—is the lead for this day. This year’s theme is “Saving face can't make you safe. Talk about HIV--for me, for you, for everyone.”
Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
June 8
The National Planning Committee convened by Caribbean People International Collective, Inc. is the lead for the Day.
www.caribbeanhealthaidsday.com provides Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day facts, and other resources.
Find local events here.
National HIV Testing Day
June 27
This year’s theme is Take the Test. Take Control.
Read President Obama’s Statement on National HIV Testing Day.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
September 18
The AIDS Institute launched this day in 2008 and is the lead. The 2012 theme for NHAAAD is Aging is a part of life: HIV doesn’t have to be. Learn more about HIV and aging here.
Visit The AIDS Institute's NHAAAD page to learn about the observance. Download posters (PPT 2.6MB) to customize for your local events. Share these resources now: fact sheet (PDF 259KB), planning guide (PDF 761KB), social media outreach guide (PDF 117KB) and more.
Register your NHAAAD events here and visit The AIDS Institute's NHAAAD page to learn about local events.
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
September 27
The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) is the lead organizer for this day which was launched in 2008.
For more information about this day including resources to plan local events, visit www.napwa.org . Follow NAPWA on Twitter .
Download this CDC fact sheet on HIV among gay and bisexual men (PDF 483 KB) and other resources from CDC.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 15
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) , the Hispanic Federation and many other organizations organize this day.
Find NLAAD resources at http://www.nlaad.org/ , including posters, graphics, PSAs and themed materials.
World AIDS Day
December 1
The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Campaign is the leading international organization which plans and implements the observance.
See how individuals and communities participated in the Facing AIDS photo campaign.
Visit worldaidscampaign.org for brochures, images, and other information for the day.