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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is on February 7, 2010! Almost 10 years old, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was founded by five national organizations funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1999 to provide capacity building assistance to Black communities and organizations.

Since the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic 25 years ago, African Americans have been overrepresented among those living with and dying from AIDS. The disease continues to affect African Americans more than any other racial/ethnic group in the United States. Today, African Americans comprise only 13% of the U.S. population but account for over half of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Over 200,000 African Americans have died of AIDS, half a million are now living with HIV.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization effort to get Black Americans all across the United States and Territorial Areas to “get educated” about the basics of HIV/AIDS; “get tested” to know their HIV status; “get involved” locally in their community and family to highlight the HIV/AIDS epidemic; and “get treated” if they are living with HIV/AIDS. For more information please visit the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day website.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Brochure
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Resource Guide

Please send a brief description of your National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7, 2010) planned activities to sjones@thefocusprogram.com.