04-09-2013Tomorrow, April 10th, 2013, marks the first National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day(NYHAAD) a day to educate the public a...
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New Media and National Youth HIV + AIDS Awareness Day Happy Birthday Twitter 04-02-2013Twitter turned 7 years old on March 21, 2013. According to the Twitter blog, there are more than 200 million active Twitter users...National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and New Media 03-19-2013Wednesday, March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD). While American Indians and Alaska Natives make up 1.7%...Closing the Digital Divide: Latinos and Technology Adoption 03-14-2013According to Pew Research Hispanic Center s new report, Closing the Digital Divide: Latinos and Technology Adoption, the digital divide between Latinos...Using New Media to Reach Women and Girls 03-05-2013National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is on March 10th. The goal of this annual observance day is to encourag...Social Networking in 2012 02-19-2013Pew Research Center s Internet & American Life Project is an increasingly valuable resource to our work at HIV.gov. Pew has...Apps and Social Media to Show You Care 02-12-2013Social media and mobile apps are great tools to help you connect to people. For example, you can connect to your former high scho...Blogs as a Tool for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) 02-06-2013On Thursday, February 7, 2013, our nation will again recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), Facebook, Pinteres...New Media at the 2013 National African American MSM Leadership Conference 02-05-2013Aisha Moore and Meico WhitlockIn January, more than 250 people convened at the 10th annual National African American MSM Leadersh...Getting Started with Pinterest 01-29-2013Pinterest is a social media platform that demonstrates the power of photo sharing, helping users connect through similar interes...The White House: Opportunities for a Conversation Using New Media 01-22-2013New media allows us to connect and engage in a conversation. According to Pew Internet & American Life’s Health Online 2013 Report, “78% of thos…National Day of Service: Locate, Share, Watch, and Pledge 01-18-2013In honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., thousands of people from across the country will take part in the National...'Tis the season (and every season) for new media 12-25-2012Storify: Curating Social Media for Worlds AIDS Day 2012 12-11-2012On December 1, 2012, agencies across the U.S. Government joined together to observe World AIDS Day. To demonstrate the theme of “Working Together for an A…More than Facing AIDS: Addressing HIV Stigma with Photo Sharing 12-04-2012For the past five years, HIV.gov has hosted the Facing AIDS photo sharing initiative for World AIDS Day, December 1. We thank you...We're all Facing AIDS one photo, message, video, blog at a time. 11-30-2012We launched the Facing AIDS photo sharing initiative on World AIDS Day five years ago to give individuals worldwide an opportunity to reflect on their involveme…Stories Behind Facing AIDS: Why Do I Face AIDS? 11-20-2012Through the Facing AIDS photosharing initiative, you and your community can join the thousands of Americans who are helping reduc...“Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span”: Highlights from the APHA Annual Meeting 11-14-2012In late October, we joined more than 12,000 public health professionals at the American Public Health Association s (APHA) 2012...Making the New Media Declaration a Reality 10-23-2012We call upon the HIV Community to declare that new media and emerging technologies are critical to help us connect, create, li...Building Public Engagement Using “Twitter Townhalls” 10-16-2012Editor s note: At HIV.gov we dedicate time each week to listening and learning from our colleagues in the social media world. We are always looking to improv...