HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
Sept. 18th National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
The AIDS Institute 
launched this day in 2008 and is the lead.
For a NHAAAD toolkit, fact sheet and other resources visit The AIDS Institute . Download the 2010 poster here and register your local events .
Visit The AIDS Institute's NHAAAD page soon to find local events.
Tips for planning an HIV/AIDS awareness day event.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
The AIDS Institute launched this day in 2008 and is the lead.
For a NHAAAD toolkit, fact sheet and other resources visit The AIDS Institute . Download the 2010 poster here and register your local events .
Visit The AIDS Institute's NHAAAD page soon to find local events.
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) is the lead organizer for this day which was launched in 2008.
For more information about this day and to find resources to plan local events, visit www.napwa.org .
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) , the Hispanic Federation and many other organizations organize this day.
Find NLAAD resources at http://www.nlaad.org/ , including posters, graphics, PSAs and themed materials.
World AIDS Day
The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Campaign is the leading international organization which plans and implements the observance.
Join AIDS.gov in the Facing AIDS online photo campaign.
Visit worldaidscampaign.org for brochures, images, and other information for the day.
See the World AIDS Day events calendar here.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The Strategic Leadership Council directs, plans, and organizes NBHAAD in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Read the NBHAAD blog post from the Office of National AIDS Policy.
Click here for the 2010 NBHAAD press statement by Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIH). Read the 2010 NBHAAD press statement by Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (CDC)
Posters, fact sheets, the theme and more are available at www.blackaidsday.org . To post and find events, go to www.blackaidsday.org .
Visit CDC.gov for more information about HIV/AIDS and the epidemic among Blacks. Read about CDC’s response (PDF 729 KB) to the HIV/AIDS crisis among Blacks, and read Dr. Fenton’s commentary: “Breaking the Deadly Cycle of HIV Among Black Youth” .
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Office on Women's Health is the lead for this day.
Here is the 2010 HHS statement in recognition of NWGHAAD.
Read the 2010 NWGHAAD Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, NIAID, NIH.
Find posters, fact sheets, the theme and more at http://www.womenshealth.gov/NWGHAAD/. Watch the archived NWGHAAD webcast hosted by OWH.
To find and post events, visit http://www.womenshealth.gov/NWGHAAD/events/
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) , Colorado State University's Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity Commitment to Action for 7th-Generation Awareness & Education: HIV Prevention Project (CA7AE) , and Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) organize and implement the Day.
Visit the sites of the three partners listed above to find posters, fact sheets, the theme statement and more resources.
To find and register your events, visit the NNHAAD Nationwide Community Events Map
Read a message (PDF 16 KB) from the Indian Health Service Director.
Read this letter (PDF 102 KB) from CDC and learn more.
HIV Vaccine
Awareness Day
National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the lead for this day.
Read the 2010 press statement from NIAID Director Dr. Fauci.
NIAID’s HIV Vaccine Awareness Day web site contains many resources. Also visit bethegeneration.nih.gov to find local events and more resources.
View this video interview about HVAD and vaccine research with Cornelius Baker of the NIAID Vaccine Research Education Initiative.
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Banyan Tree Project —a national campaign to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in API communities—is the lead for this day. Learn about the Day and the impact of the epidemic here .
The 2010 theme is “Saving face can’t make you safe. Talk about HIV.” www.banyantreeproject.org contains posters and other important resources. Watch this new public service announcement .
Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The National Planning Committee convened by Caribbean People International Collective, Inc. is the lead for the Day.
www.caribbeanhealthaidsday.com provides Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day facts, and other resources.
Want to know about local events? http://www.caribbeanhealthaidsday.com/
National HIV Testing Day
The National Association of People with AIDS established and leads the implementation of this day.
www.napwa.org —has information and resources for National HIV Testing Day and beyond.
Want to know what is happening in your community? http://www.hivtest.org/press_files/events.cfm lists events by state. Sponsoring a National HIV Testing Day event? Download the Event Submission Form (PDF 52 kb)
