• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)

      February 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). NBHAAD is a day to increase awareness about HIV among blacks/African Americans and encourage people to get involved in prevention efforts, get tested, and get treatment if they are living with HIV. NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the growing HIV

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  • Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

    What is STD? Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from one person to another through intimate physical contact – such as heavy petting –  and from sexual activity including vaginal, oral, and anal sex. STDs are very common. In fact, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 20 million new infections occur everyRead more
  • National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week

    National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week

        22nd to 28th January is National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW). National Drug and Alcohol Fact Week (NDAFW) is national health observance week for teens that aims to link teens to science based facts to SHATTER THE MYTHS about drugs and alcohol use.     Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teen (NIDA)

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  • National HIV Testing Day

    National HIV Testing Day

    One in 8 people living with HIV in the U.S. don’t know they have it. You can help change this — spread the word about National HIV Testing Day on June 27. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. Many people with HIV don’t have any symptoms. The only way to know

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  • World AIDS Day

    World AIDS Day

    World AIDS Day is a global initiative to raise awareness, fight prejudice, and improve education about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. World AIDS Day is December 1. An estimated 36.9 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. In the United States, about 50,000 people get infected with HIV every year. Around 1.2 million people

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