Dear Colleague,
Today, nearly 1 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with HIV, and nearly 1 in 4 of them are women.
We've made tremendous progress against HIV and AIDS in the U.S., but women remain vulnerable to infection — especially black or African-American and Hispanic women. Any woman who has sex can get HIV, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, or sexual orientation.
What if there were a pill that could help prevent HIV? There is. It’s called PrEP.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or PrEP) is the use of medication to prevent the acquisition of HIV infection. PrEP medications are used by people who do not have HIV but are at risk of being exposed through sexual contact. Ready, Set, PrEP is a new nationwide program led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The program provides PrEP medications at no cost to thousands of individuals who qualify. The program will expand access to PrEP, reduce new HIV infections, and bring us one step closer to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States.
To promote National Women and Girls HIV AIDS Awareness Day and Ready, Set, PrEP, please check out resources below.
For information about:
The PrEP program:
Downloadable materials, resources, and social media to promote the use of PrEP in your community:
Information and materials about National Women and Girls HIV AIDS Awareness Day:
What every woman needs to know about HIV and AIDS:
What every girl needs to know about HIV and AIDS:
Thank you for your commitment to ending the HIV epidemic.
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