National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) was first observed in 1999. The Strategic Leadership Council plans and implements this observance. The 2017 theme is “I Am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper. Fight HIV/AIDS!”
The Strategic Leadership Council NBHAAD Planning Committee provides NBHAAD information at its website: www.NationalBlackAIDSDay.org.
Locate HIV Testing and Other Services
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Use and share the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator.
Learn about the Locator app for iPhone and iPad and download the app here. Using an Android phone? Download the app here.
Share these Resources
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Missed the #NBHAADChat? See the Storify.
Read this AIDS.gov blog on Positive Spin and HIV Stigma.
Posters and Postcard
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Download customizable materials from the Strategic Leadership Council:
Posters
Faith-based poster
Postcard
- Postcard
(PDF, 135 KB)
Share the NBHAAD logo
Download and use the NBHAAD logo:
Help promote National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Post this web badge on your site.
Copy the Badge Code:
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Watch These Videos
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Positive Spin is a series of real stories from real people about their unique experiences along the HIV Continuum of Care. Watch the trailer. Share your story with #mypositivespin.
Doing It
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CDC’s Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative (AAALI) is a six-year partnership between CDC and leading national organizations representing the populations hardest hit by HIV.
The newest CDC campaign Doing It motivates all adults to get tested for HIV and know their status. Get Doing It posters, banners, videos and more.
Join the Conversation
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Share this blog on Driving Down HIV Disparities among African Americans.
Subscribe to the AIDS.gov blog.
More CDC Resources
![Learn about the Epidemic](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170125021526im_/https://www.aids.gov/images/jamar300x250.jpg)
View stories from CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign.
Read this MMWR article about Disparities in Consistent Retention in HIV Care.
Read the MMWR article about HIV Testing and Service Delivery Among Black Females.
More New Media
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Talking about NBHAAD? Use the hashtag #NBHAAD to share about how you’re observing NBHAAD in your community.
Learn about using Twitter (PDF, 589 KB).
View the AIDS.gov Pinterest board featuring NBHAAD. Learn more here.
On Instagram? Follow AIDS.gov
Information is Powerful Medicine Campaign
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The Information Is Powerful Medicine campaign speaks to Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. It shows how access to medical records can help in managing health.
Learn more about HIV and privacy, and protecting your health information. Find out more here.
Resources from the Community
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Visit the site of the community lead: nationalblackaids.day.org
Learn about the NBHAAD Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HCBU) Initiative.
Find out about Greater Than AIDS and download materials for local use.
Other HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
![HIV AIDS](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170125021526im_/https://www.aids.gov/images/wad-action-facts.jpg)
Read the AIDS.gov blog posts recognizing the national HIV/AIDS observances.
Download the HIV/AIDS Awareness Days postcard here (PDF, 1.49MB).
Share these CDC Resources
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Watch videos from CDC Streaming Health HIV/AIDS YouTube page.
Learn what you can do to get involved. (PDF, 326 KB).
Share these fact sheets:
- HIV in the United States (PDF, 120 KB)
- HIV among African Americans (PDF, 533 KB)
- HIV Among Women (PDF, 553 KB)
- HIV Among Youth (PDF, 553 KB)
- HIV Among Black/African American Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men (PDF, 444 KB)
- HIV Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men (PDF, 585 KB)
Read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
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In July 2015, the White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (PDF 2.18 MB).
Watch Our Strategy: HIV Community Voices from Across the U.S.
Read the Federal Action Plan (PDF, 772 KB).
Talk about the Strategy with your friends and colleagues.
Learn about the Epidemic
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Read about decreasing death rates among blacks with HIV and about testing rates among blacks.
Get fact sheets about the epidemic and other resources.
Learn the HIV Basics. Know the Facts, Take Care of Yourself.
Learn about the PEPFAR Blueprint
![PEPFAR](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170125021526im_/https://www.aids.gov/images/wad-pepfar.jpg)
Read and share the PEFPAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation (PDF, 2.6 MB) and fact sheet.
Learn more about PEPFAR.