National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

HIV prevention starts with ME.

HIV prevention starts with Me: Ending the HIV Epidemic Together.

This National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), the Office on Women's Health wants everyone to make the best choices when it comes to protecting their health. Abstinence is the best way to avoid HIV, but if you decide to have sex, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and others from HIV.

Everyone — women, men, community organizations, health care professionals, those who are HIV-negative, and those living with HIV — has a role to play in HIV prevention. There are steps you can take to protect yourself, your partner, your patients, family, and neighbors from HIV infection. Learn how.

Get involved

Host a National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day event in your community. Read more

Learn More About: Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America.

This initiative is designed to reduce the number of new HIV infections in the United States by 75% in five years and by 90% by 2030.