February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). Share the social media posts below to help spark conversations about HIV and highlight progress being made to reduce HIV among Black or African American (hereafter referred to as Black) people. You can also find and share Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources for Black audiences.
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Thursday, January 20th, 2022World AIDS Day: HVCS Observance
Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
HVCS is hosting a World AIDS Day observance on December 1, 2021 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm via video conference. This meeting is open to the public. For log-in credentials and link, please contact J. Dewey via email.
PrEP Aware Week
Friday, September 17th, 2021
Learn more about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to prevent HIV infection and how to get it here.
National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Thursday, September 2nd, 2021Coordinated by the Latino Commission on AIDS, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is observed each year on October 15 to increase awareness of the impact of HIV on the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States. The NLAAD campaign promotes HIV testing and prevention, and provides information on access to care for Hispanic/Latino communities across the nation.
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Thursday, September 2nd, 2021National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) is observed each year on September 27 to direct attention to the continuing and disproportionate impact of HIV on gay and bisexual men in the United States.
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
Thursday, September 2nd, 2021National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day September 18th. The AIDS Institute launched this day in 2008 and is the lead. Learn more about HIV and aging here.
HIV Long-Term Survivors Day
Wednesday, May 26th, 2021HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD) is June 5, 2021. This June 5th also marks the 40th anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS identified in the US in 1981.
With the theme “AIDS at 40: Envisioning a Future We Never Imagined”, Let’s Kick ASS‑AIDS Survivor Syndrome invites all HIV/AIDS long-term survivors to send us YOUR unmet needs, issues, and challenges.
Send an email to: Action@LetsKickASS.org. Between now and September 1, 2020, we will compile your priorities, and together we’ll mobilize for change.
On September 18, 2021, HIV and Aging Awareness Day, we’ll begin working on tangible calls to action to ensure our needs are addressed. September 18 is also the anniversary of LKA’s first town hall in 2013.
It’s up to us to set our plan of action addressing the present-day and future needs, issues, and challenges facing people living longest with HIV/AIDS.
We’ve waited long enough.
HLTSAD is not a time to look back at our traumatic pasts. (That’s for World AIDS Day.) Our goal over the coming months is to set our own agenda for moving forward and take action to make changes.
People living with HIV/AIDS deserve to age with dignity.
40th Anniversary of the First AIDS Cases
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021This June 5th, the world will mark the 40th Anniversary of the first reported cases of AIDS identified in the U.S. The 40th Anniversary of HIV signifies a moment in history where we remember those we’ve lost to HIV/AIDS and honor their memories. The 2021 tagline is: 40 Years of Progress – It’s time to End the HIV Epidemic. It is a time to pay tribute to the U.S. scientists, researchers, advocates, healthcare professionals, and public health workers who have contributed to our global effort to end the HIV epidemic. The commitments of international partners, federal agencies, advocates, and community organizations who work tirelessly on the frontlines in face of this global public health crisis are what push us forward. This milestone is an opportunity to reaffirm commitment to tackling HIV, demonstrating that despite the worldwide challenges due to COVID-19, we remain focused on ensuring resources and capacity to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. and abroad.
Learn more and download tools to help raise awareness at:
www.hiv.gov/events/40-years-of-hiv
View our agency timeline for a look back at the beginnings of HVCS.
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
Saturday, April 10th is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day. #NYHAAD reminds us of the importance of investing in young people’s health and education. School-based Health Education provides youth with a safe and supportive environment to learn about HIV prevention.
1 in 5 new HIV diagnoses occurs in young people ages 13-24. This National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, learn why investing in youth health and education is critical to ending HIV: https://go.usa.gov/xsbyAexternal
Get To Know Cornerstone: Part 3
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021Even before merging, HVCS and Cornerstone Family Healthcare (CFH) worked together as community partners. We frequently make referrals back and forth to ensure that clients have optimal healthcare and the best possible quality of life. In our Drug User Health Hub, serving clients with opioid use disorder in Orange and Sullivan counties, a Cornerstone Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner sees clients and writes Suboxone prescriptions.
Since the merger, two CFH programs became HVCS programs:
• Positive Choices Center: HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment (moved to Client Services department)
• HIPS and PrEP (moved to Community Education and Prevention department with HVCS)
For more information about Cornerstone, visit www.cornerstonefamilyhealthcare.org or find them on Facebook and Instagram.