World AIDS Day

December 1 is World AIDS Day, a day to unite with others worldwide to prevent HIV, support people living with HIV, and remember those who have lost their lives to an HIV-related illness. The National Library of Medicine, NIH and the CDC have a wide variety of materials and resources to help raise awareness and combat stigma in your communities. This year’s theme, Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV, emphasizes accountability and action and echoes the Administration’s dedication to ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat worldwide by addressing health disparities in communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 and mpox. The theme also highlights the importance of HIV testing. From MedlinePlus HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS in Women HIV/AIDS Medicines s Living with HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy HIVinfo is an online resource offering up-to-date HIV/AIDS information to the general consumer, people with HIV/AIDS, people recently diagnosed and those who care for them. It includes easy-to-read factsheets and infographics about HIV prevention, treatment, side effects, pregnancy, screening, testing, and research., all of which may be copied and distributed. The CDC has a variety of resources including social media images and posts ready to go to promote awareness stop the stigma Infographics and fact sheets The post World AIDS Day first appeared on Midwest Matters.
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