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National Transgender HIV Testing Day

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The inaugural National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD) will be observed on April 18, 2016. The community lead is UCSF’s The Center for Excellence in Transgender Health. Exit Disclaimer

NTHTD is a day to recognize the importance of routine HIV testing, status awareness and continued focus on HIV prevention and treatment efforts among transgender and gender non-binary people. The initiative encourages community-based organizations, health jurisdictions and HIV prevention programs to host local transgender HIV testing community events and/or develop trans-specific HIV testing campaign materials and resources.

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CDC’s Partnering and Communicating Together to Act Against AIDS (PACT) initiative is a 5-year partnership with some of the nation’s leading 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.

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Register Exit Disclaimer for the "Healthcare Stigma Facing Transgender Individuals: From Access to Policy and Care to Treatment" webinar, April 20, 2016 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET).

Register Exit Disclaimer for the Transgender Medicine:Primary and HIV Care webinar on May 17.

Use these Community Resources

Save the Date. National Transgender HIV Testing Day. April 18th, 2016

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CROI 2016 Plenary Session on HIV in Transgender Populations with Dr. Tonia Poteat

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