Awareness Days

10-8-2021Every year on October 15, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) acknowledges the impact of HIV on Hispanic and Latinx communities. NLAAD was founded in 200…

9-20-2021The Administration for Community Living (ACL), as part of the Department of Health and Human Services, works with states, tribes, and an extensive network of ad…

9-10-2021Observed annually on September 18, and led by the AIDS Institute, National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD) brings attention to the growing number of pe…

6-24-2021Cross-posted from Greater Than AIDSLet’s get tested! There are more options than ever to get tested for HIV. With National HIV Testing Day (June 27) just arou…

6-18-2021We know that Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities face considerable challenges when it comes to HIV prevention, treatment, testing, and care, something …

6-5-2021Cross-posted from the White HouseForty years ago today, five young men in Los Angeles were confirmed as the first known patients stricken with an illness that t…

6-2-2021For the first time, we now have a number of long-term survivors of HIV who are facing new challenges, including both physical and mental health struggles. More …

5-27-2021June 5th will mark the 40th anniversary of the first official reported five cases of what later became known as AIDS in the Centers for Disease Control and Prev…

5-10-2021May 19th is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This observance, led by the San Francisco Community Health Center, raises awareness of the…

4-28-2021Possible exposure to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections is one of many considerations survivors have to process while coping with trauma sexual assau…