HIV

Did you know that more than 1.2 million people are living with HIV in the U.S., yet almost 1 in 8 do not know that they have it?

HIV awareness days are perfect times for talking about prevention, testing and treatment. Please read and share the resources below. Together, we can end the HIV epidemic.

• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7
• National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 10
• National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 20
• National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day, April 10
• Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Awareness Week, April
  
• National Transgender HIV Testing Day, April 18
• HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, May 18
• National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, May 19
• HIV Long-Term Survivors Day, June 5
• National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, June 8
• National HIV Testing Day, June 27
  
• National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, September 18
  
• National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, September 27
• National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, October 15
• World AIDS Day, December 1
  

HIV Testing Fact Sheet Audience: Veterans 1 page, 8.5" x 11" PDF
PrEP: Overview for Patients Audience: Veterans 1 page, 8.5" x 11" PDF
HIV Testing Fact Sheet Audience: Providers 1 page, 8.5" x 11" PDF

See also:

• VA HIV Testing Campaign
  Includes fact sheets, posters and brochures. VA recommends that every Veteran patient be tested for HIV at least once in their lifetime. Routine voluntary HIV testing is official VA policy. HIV testing saves lives.
• HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
  Includes provider and patient resources. In the U.S., about 50,000 people are newly infected with HIV every year. PrEP is one tool for reducing the risk of getting infected with HIV.