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National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/Awareness Day. May 19.

National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is May 19.  It was first observed in 2005.

The theme for the 2016 observance is “Saving face can’t make you safe. Talk about HIV.”

The Banyan Tree Project Exit Disclaimer plans and implements this observance with support from the CDC.

Locate HIV Testing and Other Services

Locate HIV Testing and Other Services

Use and share the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator.

Learn about the Locator app for iPhone and iPad and download the app here Exit Disclaimer.

You can also visit https://gettested.cdc.gov/.

Graphics, Logos and Widgets

National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day logo

Add the National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day logo to your materials.

Get posters in several languages Exit Disclaimer from The Banyan Tree Project.

Add the HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator to your site. Get the widget.

Download the HIV/AIDS Awareness Days postcard here (PDF, 1.49MB).

Use Twitter and Pinterest

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Use the hashtag #APIMay19 Exit Disclaimer to talk about the day.

Check out AIDS.gov on Pinterest Exit Disclaimer and learn about using Pinterest in response to HIV.

Follow @BTPMay19 Exit Disclaimer and @AIDSgov Exit Disclaimer for updates about the HIV/AIDS observances.

Follow Blogs

Join and Follow the Blogosphere

Read and share this post about the use of digital tools to promote National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Subscribe Exit Disclaimer to the AIDS.gov blog to hear about the HIV/AIDS awareness days, new media and the response to HIV and more.

Watch These Videos

Lance Toma, Executive Director, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center

View and share this "Conversations with AIDS.gov" Exit Disclaimer video with Lance Toma, Executive Director, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center.

Watch these stories by Asian and Pacific Islanders Exit Disclaimer living with or affected by HIV.

Use New Media

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Learn about new media and HIV.

Read and share the new media declaration.

How can you use new media to enhance our response to HIV/AIDS?

Use these CDC Resources

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Learn about the Doing It campaign.

Visit the CDC resource page about HIV/AIDS and Asian & Pacific Islanders.

Resources from the Community

Resources from the Community

Attend Exit Disclaimer or register an event Exit Disclaimer in your area.

Find out how stigma affects A&PIs. Exit Disclaimer

Learn about the Affordable Care Act

HealthCare.gov: Take health care into your own hands Learn More

Visit Healthcare.gov to find out about the Health Insurance Marketplace and more.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has translated “The Health Care Law and You”, a presentation tool from healthcare.gov to educate community members. Download versions Exit Disclaimer in ten languages.

View an infographic about the Affordable Care Act and the AAPI community (PDF, 676KB).

Read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

National HIV/AIDS Strategy

In July 2015, the White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (PDF 2.18 MB).

Talk about it with your friends and colleagues.

Read the Federal Action Plan. (PDF, 772 KB). Watch Our Strategy: HIV Community Voices from Across the U.S. Exit Disclaimer

Learn about the Epidemic

Learn about the Epidemic

Get fact sheets about the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Learn the HIV/AIDS Basics. Know the Facts, Take Care of Yourself.

Learn about viral hepatitis and Hepatitis Testing Day (observed on May 19).

Learn about HIV among Asians and among Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) in the United States.

Learn about PEPFAR

PEPFAR

Read and share the PEFPAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation (PDF, 2.6 MB) and fact sheet.

Learn more about PEPFAR.