World AIDS Day December 1:
2011 Theme: Leading with Science, Uniting for Action
Looking for ways you can take action around World AIDS Day (December 1)? Here are a few simple, powerful, and engaging ways:
Read About White House Actions
Read and Share These Federal Statements
Join the Facing AIDS Initiative
Share photos and messages in the Facing AIDS photo gallery.
By putting our faces to AIDS, we can help reduce the stigma around HIV and promote HIV testing.
Read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
In July 2010, the White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Read the Strategy [PDF 1.34 MB] and talk about it with your friends and colleagues.
What can you do to make it real in your community?
Locate HIV Testing and Other HIV Services
Use and share the HIV/AIDS Prevention & Service Providers Locator and add the widget to your website or blog.
You can also send a text message with your ZIP code to “KNOWIT”
(566948) or visit HIVtest.org 
.
Learn about the Epidemic
Read about CDC’s Vital Signs study and the Testing Makes Us Stronger campaign.
Get fact sheets about the epidemic and other resources.
Tweet
Share information on Twitter about how you’re taking action for World AIDS Day (and beyond!)
Use the official hashtag #WAD11.
Blog About It
Write a blog post about why you choose to Face AIDS.
Not a blogger? Comment on someone else’s blog post or ask your favorite blogger to write about HIV.
Learn about the HIV/AIDS Awareness Days
Visit the Awareness Days page
Share this card with all the HIV/AIDS Awareness Days [PDF 1.5 MB]
