National HIV Testing Day TwitterViews New media has become a crucial tool for relaying health information, sharing resources, developing and maintaining partnerships, promoting events and building community. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AIDS.gov and other Federal partners have taken great strides in using new media as a form of outreach and communication, including the use of blogs, Twitter , Facebook , podcasts, e-cards and online videos. We have been … [Read more...]
TwitterViews – National HIV Testing Day
June 14, 2011 by admin
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – February 7, 2011
February 7, 2011 by admin
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to reflect on the lives touched by and lost to HIV/AIDS. In the United States, HIV continues to take its toll on African Americans, who have the highest rates of HIV infection of all races. Blacks make up just 14 percent of the U.S. population, yet account for almost half of those living and dying with HIV and AIDS in this country. There are many complex social and environmental factors that … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AFRICA, AIDS - H.I.V., ASIA, EURASIA, EUROPE, FEATURED EVENTS, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AMERICA, OCEANIA, SOUTH AMERICA, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: 2011, African Americans, AIDS, CDC, disease, gay, HIV, homophobia, homosexual, Kevin Fenton, lesbian, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, poverty, president Obama, STD, STIGMA, U.S. epidemic, viral diseases, virus