National HIV Testing Day | Awareness Days | Resource Library | HIV/AIDS | CDC

National HIV Testing Day | Awareness Days | Resource Library | HIV/AIDS | CDC

Greetings,

Thank you for your interest in CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) webinar. We were pleased to share ways to support NHTD and continue the important conversation around HIV testing and prevention. During these unprecedented times, we know many of you are exploring innovative ways to stay connected to the communities you serve and we hope that the information shared will complement those efforts.

If you missed the webinar showcasing the new products developed for NHTD, highlights of new and existing Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources, and the update on Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America, you can download the slides from the awareness day resource page.

This year’s NHTD theme – “Knowing” highlights the many ways to encourage your audiences to stay in-the-know about HIV testing, and to understand the options and benefits of HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. The theme provides opportunities to expand testing messaging and calls-to-action to include all aspects related to knowing one’s HIV status.

Throughout June, we will share social media posts on HIV prevention, risk, treatment, and testing using the knowing theme. We invite you to join us in creating an open and collective dialogue around HIV to decrease stigma and encourage people to know their HIV status. Below are some ways you can virtually support NHTD. Also be sure to follow us at the handles below to see content you can share with your followers. 

Instagram: @stophivtogether Facebook: @CDCHIV Twitter: @CDC_HIVAIDS. E-mail: StopHIVTogether@cdc.gov

Yours in partnership,

The Let’s Stop HIV Together Team

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Things You Can Do to Support 

National HIV Testing Day—June 27

1. Help promote #HIVTestingDay and the importance of “Knowing” on social media. Use content from the partner toolkit, use our "Knowing" gif on your accounts, or like, share, or comment on posts from CDC HIV social media accounts.

2. Join social media events hosted by CDC partners.

• The Central East ATTC (Addiction Technology Transfer Center) is conducting a webinar on the CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards in Behavioral Health: Health Equity for Individuals Living with HIV/AIDS Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT Registration: training@danyainstitute.org
• The Balm in Gilead is hosting an NHTD-themed Facebook Live event that will feature leaders at the intersections of faith, social justice, and LGBTQIA+ empowerment discussing HIV in the black community. Thursday, June 25, 2020 | 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT facebook.com/TheBalminGileadInc
• National Hispanic Medical Association is hosting a Twitter Chat using the hashtags #NHMAHIVChat and #HIVTestingDay. Friday, June 26, 2020 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT twitter.com/NHMAmd
• The Kelly Wright Show is airing two segments on HIV prevention in black communities. The expert panelists include Dr. Donna McCree, Dr. David Malebranche, and Freda Jones. Thursday, June 25 and Friday, June 26, 2020 | 6:00 PM EDT https://blacknewschannel.com/tv/the-kelly-wright-show/
• The Cut Life is hosting a virtual HIV testing party featuring appearances from a diverse set of experts. Saturday, June 27, 2020 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT instagram.com/thecutlife/
• The Honey Pot founder, Beatrice Dixon, is hosting an Instagram Live discussion on HIV testing and sexual health. Saturday, June 27, 2020 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT instagram.com/thehoneypotco/

3. Host a live event such as a Zoom interview, podcast chat or panel discussion, on one of your platforms. If you are interested in having someone participate, but not sure where to start, contact us, and we can invite a Let’s Stop HIV Together Ambassador or a community advocate to be part of a conversation leading up to NHTD. 

4. Spark conversations on your platforms. Pose questions to your followers using the Knowing theme, for example, “How does knowing your HIV status make you feel?” or “How did you know it was time to have conversations about HIV or sexual health with your partner?”

5. Create content to share your experience. Record a short selfie video for social media about why knowing your status is important to you or write a blog post or an op-ed for a local newspaper about your first testing experience.