World AIDS Day - December 1

World AIDS Day - December 1

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The 2012 theme for World AIDS Day is "Working Together for an AIDS-Free Generation". Looking for ways you can take action around World AIDS Day (December 1)? Here are a few simple, powerful, and engaging ways:

Read About White House Actions

Read and share the Presidential proclamation and statement
Watch the White House Nov. 29 event and read HHS Secretary Sebelius’ remarks.

Learn about the PEPFAR Blueprint

Watch Secretary Clinton unveil the Blueprint
Read and share the Blueprint (PDF, file size) and fact sheet.
Learn more about PEPFAR.

Read the National HIV/AIDS Strategy

In July 2010, the White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Read the Strategy (PDF 1.34 MB) and talk about it with your friends and colleagues.
Watch this November 2012 video conversation with Drs. Koh and Valdiserri about progress.
What can you do to make it real in your community?

Read and Share These Federal Statements and Resources

Read and share HHS Secretary Sebelius’ statement
Read the joint NIH statement from Drs. Fauci, Whitescarver and Collins
Share this CDC press release on HIV and youth and visit CDC’s feature page.

Join the 2012 Facing AIDS Initiative

Share photos and messages in the Facing AIDS photo gallery.
By putting our faces to AIDS, we can help reduce the stigma around HIV and promote HIV testing.

Locate HIV Testing and Other Services

Use and share the HIV/AIDS Prevention & Service Providers Locator and add the widget to your website or blog.
You can also send a text message with your ZIP code to “KNOWIT” (566948) or visit http://hivtest.cdc.gov/

Use Social Media

Join the conversation on Twitter:

• Dec. 3: Empowering Men, 1:00 p.m. ET; use #EmprYngMen


• Dec. 4: HIV Among Youth in the U.S, 3:00 p.m. ET; use #CDCchat

Use the hashtag #WAD2012 to share about how you’re taking action.
Download this social media toolkit (PDF 1.2 MB).
Blog about why you choose to Face AIDS. Or comment on someone else’s blog post. .

Share These CDC Resources

Read the Vital Signs Report on HIV Among Youth.
Read and share the stories of people living with HIV from the Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign. Access the Facebook app for the campaign.
Download and share these fact sheets: HIV Prevention in the U.S.: Expanding the Impact

Learn about the Epidemic

Learn the HIV/AIDS Basics. Know the Facts, Take Care of Yourself.
Read the CDC MMWR on HIV which commemorates the day.
Get fact sheets about the epidemic and other resources.

Resources from the Community

World AIDS Day Campaign
Greater Than AIDS

Posters, Logos and Widgets

The HIV/AIDS Prevention & Service Providers Locator has a World AIDS Day “look” during December. Get the widget to add it to your site.
Download these posters.
Add the World AIDS Day logo to your materials.

Learn about the HIV/AIDS Awareness Days

Visit the Awareness Days page
Share this card with all the HIV/AIDS Awareness Days (PDF 1.5 MB)