Archive for Awareness Day
Why Should We Care About HIV/AIDS Today?
by Dr. Kimberly Y. Smith As we turn our attention to World AIDS Day, it is important for us to renew our focus on confronting HIV as it continues to cause tremendous hardship, pain and devastation within the Black community. Each year, new statistics describing the HIV epidemic in the…
Today is World AIDS Day. Let’s “Face AIDS”
December 1st has been World AIDS Day for the past 22 years, and this year’s theme is “Face AIDS.” Here’s a snapshot of the global epidemic: 33.4 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide 2.1 million of those are children under 15 2.9 million people were newly infected with HIV…
It’s National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Today is the 8th annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), which aims to shine light on the impact the disease is having on the Latino community in the United States. It happens every year on October 15th to mark the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s theme is…
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Prevention is Priority
Nine years ago, five organizations collaborated with the Center for Disease Control to make February 7th of every year National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The day exists to raise awareness about the impact of the disease in the Black Community, with a goal of mobilizing African Americans to get educated,…