CDC Act Against AIDS Updates: Read the latest edition of the AAA Newsletter now!

CDC Act Against AIDS Updates: Read the latest edition of the AAA Newsletter now!

Welcome to the second edition of Act Against AIDS News: Acting Together to Prevent HIV/AIDS, the quarterly e-newsletter of CDC’s Act Against AIDS initiative. Read on to find out more about what’s new with Act Against AIDS and for useful resources. Click on any of the titles below to connect to our full newsletter for all the details. Please feel free to share this newsletter through email, social media, blogs, and other digital channels.

New and Noteworthy And the Award Goes to… CDC took home two 2013 Videographer Awards for the Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign, including the Award of Excellence for the Together PSA and the Award of Distinction for Kelly’s story. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Stresses the Importance of HIV Testing Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative coordinated an American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) interview with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the importance of HIV testing as part of its activities for National HIV Testing Day.

In the Community CDC Steps Out for AIDS Walk Atlanta 2013 AIDS Walk Atlanta brought CDC staff, friends, and family together to walk in support of people living with HIV and AIDS. Funds raised during the event benefit AIDS service organizations that advocate and provide services for Atlanta residents living with HIV. Act Against AIDS Makes an Impression at the U.S. Conference on AIDS Did you attend the National Minority AIDS Council’s 2013 U.S. Conference on AIDS? AAA was prominent at this year’s conference during presentations, workshops, the exhibit hall, and even in outdoor advertising in the New Orleans, Atlanta, and Washington, DC airports! Find out more about the Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign workshop session that featured campaign participants and other highlights. Mission Possible: Hair, Hope, and Health—HIV Testing and Education at Atlanta’s Bronner Bros. International Hair Show CDC’s National Partnerships Team joined the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness and AID Atlanta at the 66th annual Bronner Bros. International Hair Show for onsite testing of more than 130 hairstylists, barbers, students, and other hair care professionals. CDC also sponsored a Shop Talk Workshop titled Mission Possible: Hair, Hope, and Health, featuring a panel discussion with celebrity stylists Dwight Eubanks and Kaye Flewellen, HIV 101 training, and role-play exercises on engaging clients about HIV.

Clinician's Corner Challenges in the Management of HIV and Hepatitis: A Virtual Summit Series CDC’s HIV Screening. Standard Care.™ campaign was part of a virtual summit series to increase awareness of HIV testing and to combat the stigma often associated with HIV and AIDS. The entire program series—certified for 1.0 AMA PRA Credit™—is available on demand now through January 2014. HIV Screening. Standard Care. Interactive Booth

Direct from the Director's Office Join Us In Welcoming Dr. Kenneth Castro to the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention! Rear Admiral and Assistant Surgeon General Kenneth G. Castro, M.D., joined DHAP as acting director in August. Before coming to DHAP, Dr. Castro served as director of the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, where he has led CDC’s efforts to prevent and control tuberculosis in the United States and other parts of the world since 1993.

Awareness Days National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Communities across the country continue the dialogue on the impact of HIV among Hispanics and Latinos. This year’s National Latino AIDS Awareness Day theme, “Commit to Speak”, urges all Americans to talk openly about HIV, get tested, and encourage others to get tested. National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Find out more about innovative strategies for HIV prevention shared by HIV experts from around the country during CDC’s Google+ Hangout On Air, held in September in recognition of Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Also check out CDC’s new Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day website feature! National HIV Testing Day June 27 was National HIV Testing Day. Highlights included AmfAR’s interview with Dr. Jonathan Mermin and Act Against AIDS’ appearance on New York’s Times Square jumbotron! Coming Soon... World AIDS Day December 1 is World AIDS Day! Read our full newsletter for ways that you and your community can take action in support of the fight against HIV.

Act Against AIDS Contact Information If you have any questions or comments about Act Against AIDS campaigns or for information about campaign materials or co-branding, please send an email to ActAgainstAIDS@cdc.gov or call 404–639–3239.