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In conjunction with the ACT against AIDS Leadership Initiative (AAALI), the Centers for Disease Control, and our AAALI partners, the NAACP will be taking ACTION against HIV/AIDS and its devastating effects in communities of color.

Press Release:


Fact Sheet

African American Women and HIV/AIDS
Today, African American women account for more than one-quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Women of color are especially affected by HIV infection and AIDS. [ Read More]


[ HIV/AIDS Resources ]

For a listing of HIV/AIDS resources in your respective states/jurisdictions, click on the link below:

Region I Region II Region III

Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Japan, Korea

 

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Germany, Italy

 

Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Michigan,
Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin

 

Region IV Region V Region VI

Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

 

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee

 

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

 

Region VII    

Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia

 

   

 

 


[ HIV/AIDS Awareness Days ]

 

February 7 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

FEBRUARY 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

 

MARCH 10: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

MARCH 10: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

 

MARCH 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

MARCH 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

 

MAY 18: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

MAY 18: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

 

MAY 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

MAY 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

 

JUNE 27: National HIV Testing Day

JUNE 27: National HIV Testing Day

 

OCTOBER 15: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

OCTOBER 15: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

 

 DEC. 1st

DECEMBER 1: World AIDS Day

 



NAACP PUBLICATIONS IN HEALTH

TAKE ACTION

  • Host a Health Fair in your local area
  • Participate in HIV/AIDS Testing Day on June 27
  • Contact your congressional member to advocate for the reauthorization of Ryan White Care Act

 


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