According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 25 percent of the teens and adults diagnosed with HIV in the United States each year are women — and thousands of women and girls do not know they are infected with the disease.
That's why the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health will sponsor the ninth annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Monday, March 10, 2014.
You Can Help!
On March 10 and throughout the month you can:
1. Get tested<http://locator.aids.gov/>and know your status.
2. Educate your peers.
3. Seek care and treatment if you are HIV-positive.
4. Prevent new infections.
5. Host and participate in Meetups<http://www.meetup.com/NWGHAAD2014/>across the country.
6. Invite<http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/spread-the-word/share.html>friends, family, and others from where you work, worship, or play to participate in National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
7. Pledge to help end HIV/AIDS by sending out a pledge infocard<http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/spread-the-word/share.html#Infocards>.
8. Join the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Thunderclap<https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/8307-hiv-awareness-take-action>. By joining the Thunderclap, you and others will share the same message at the same time, spreading our message through Facebook and Twitter.
9. Update your Facebook profile and your Twitter account with the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Facebook cover photo<http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/spread-the-word/share.html#facebook>and Twibbon<http://twibbon.com/Support/women-girls-hivaids-day>.
10. Post some of the suggested Tweets or Facebook posts<http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/join/ideas.html#onlineIdeas>using the #NWGHAAD hashtag.
Visit the National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day website<http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/>for more information.
Respectfully Submitted,
Deborah K. Taylor, Chairperson
Health Education Ministry
