National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) is a community mobilization effort that leads to capacity building to increase awareness, participation and support for HIV prevention, care and treatment among African Americans. February 7, 2006 marked the sixth year of this annual event.
The Goal of NBHAAD:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to be a health crisis for African American communities. In 2001, HIV/AIDS was among the top 3 causes of death for African American men aged 25-54 years and among the top 4 causes of death for African American women aged 20-54 years. It was the number 1 cause of death for African American women aged 25-34 years. African Americans accounted for 16,165 (50%) of the 32,048 estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the United States.
The primary goal of NBHAAD is to motivate Black Americans at risk for HIV to get educated and tested, and to get HIV/AIDS stakeholders involved in prevention education programs, HIV testing, press conferences, community forums and other activities to raise awareness participation and support for HIV prevention among African Americans.
How to Get Involved:
Please help us to prevent HIV in Black communities, one voice, one experience, one conversation at a time! Please register, and order supplies for your event(s) at www.blackaidsday.org.
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