Useful Links
- Community Health Action of Staten Island
- NYS Department of Health AIDS Institute
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene or call the AIDS Hotline at 1-800-541-AIDS
- Centers for Disease Control
National and Global Awareness Initiatives
Project WAVE NY works with the following initiatives that promote HIV testing among targeted communities. We encourage you to visit these Web sites throughout the year and to download materials, educational tools, and information on the Department's support of all HIV/AIDS Observance Days. We hope the resources and information will assist your efforts to educate, motivate, and mobilize your local community in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
February 7
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
NBHAAD is a day to remember those infected and affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic-especially African Americans who are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Since 1981 when the first cases were diagnosed, AIDS has killed more than 20 million people, with African Americans accounting for 40 percent of those deaths. In addition, in the United States African Americans account for more than 40 percent of the estimated 944,306 AIDS cases that have been diagnosed, though they make up only 12.2 percent of the population.
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March 10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10, 2006 marks the first annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This day is set to raise awareness on the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS transmission on women and girls.
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May 19
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 19 is the annual National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This observance day intends to raise awareness among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the US about the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , today there are an estimated 1.039 million to 1.185 million HIV-positive individuals living in the US. AIDS has killed more than 20 million people since the first cases were diagnosed in 1981. For APIs, one of the fastest-growing ethnic/racial populations in the US, HIV/AIDS is on the rise. According to the CDC, the number of APIs living with AIDS has climbed by more than 10 percent in each of the last 5 years.
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June 27
National HIV Testing Day
An estimated 300,000 people in the United States are HIV/AIDS positive and don't even know it.
This annual observance is critical to the fight against HIV/AIDS because it presents an opportunity for people across this country to learn their HIV status and to gain the knowledge they need to take control of their health and their lives. It is also an invaluable opportunity to dispel the myths and dismantle the fear and stigma associated with HIV testing, and to reach those who have never been tested or who have engaged in high-risk behavior since their last test.
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October 15
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
AMA TU VIDA, PROTÉGETE, HAZTE LA PRUEBA DEL VIH
Love your Life, Protect Yourself, Get Tested for HIV
Latinos account for 18 percent of all of the AIDS cases reported since the beginning of the epidemic, but only make up 17 percent of the population. Latinos also make up 20 percent of all new AIDS cases reported in 2003, and for people ages 35-44, it is the third leading cause of death. NLAAD is sponsored by the Latino Commission on AIDS and the Hispanic Federation in partnership with a variety of local faith and community groups.
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December 1
World AIDS Day
December 1st is World AIDS Day. Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World AIDS Day serves to focus global attention on the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Observance of this day provides an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, churches, community organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against HIV/AIDS.
With an estimated 39.4 million people worldwide living with HIV at the end of 2004, and more than 20 million people having died of AIDS since 1981, December 1st serves to remind everyone that action makes a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Americans should be reminded that HIV/AIDS does not discriminate. With an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 HIV-positive individuals living in the US and 35,000 to 40,000 new infections occurring every year, the US, like other nations around the world is deeply affected by HIV/AIDS.
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