World Hepatitis Day
2022-07-28
World Hepatitis Day — July 28th

Learn more about World Hepatitis Day and how viral hepatitis impacts millions of people worldwide.
World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is recognized annually on July 28th, the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (1925–2011). Dr. Blumberg discovered the hepatitis B virus in 1967, and 2 years later he developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. These achievements culminated in Dr. Blumberg winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1976. Organizations around the world, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and CDC, commemorate WHD to raise awareness about viral hepatitis, which impacts more than 354 million people worldwide. WHD creates an opportunity to educate people about the burden of these infections, CDC’s efforts to combat viral hepatitis around the world, and actions people can take to prevent these infections.
Viral hepatitis — a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E — affects millions of people worldwide, causing both acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) liver disease. Viral hepatitis causes more than one million deaths each year. While deaths from tuberculosis and HIV have been declining, deaths from hepatitis are increasing.
The vision of CDC is to eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States and globally. CDC collaborates with international partners to help countries experiencing high rates of infection to prevent, control, and eliminate viral hepatitis.

Stories from the Field: CDC Collaborates with the Country of Georgia

CDC representatives meet with Dr. Amiran Gamkrelidze (Director) and other leadership at the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health in Georgia to discuss the Hepatitis C Elimination Program. (June 2021)

Beginning in 2015, CDC partnered with the country of Georgia to launch the first Hepatitis C Elimination Program in the world. In 2019, Georgia was designated the first-ever EASL International Liver Foundation Center of Excellenceexternal icon in viral hepatitis elimination.
In June 2021, CDC and the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia (NCDC) conducted training and launched the second nationwide hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and COVID-19 serosurvey. The serosurvey will provide information on progress toward the prevention and elimination of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in Georgia, and will provide key information for ongoing interventions needed to meet viral hepatitis elimination targets. The field work for this survey is expected to finish in September 2021. CDC’s international work helps reduce disease burden globally, including for overseas travelers and those migrating to the United States.

CDC works closely with the Infectious Diseases, AIDS & Clinical Research Hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia. (June 2021)

Global Hepatitis Work in Other Countries
To further decrease the burden of all types of viral hepatitis, CDC also helps countries build capacity for surveillance, testing, care, and treatment and assists with development and implementation of national control and elimination programs. CDC has recently supported other countries, including Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Tanzania.
Learn more about CDC’s work to prevent hepatitis B globally.

CDC Global Immunization Strategic Framework

In 2021, CDC released the Global Immunization Strategic Framework 2021-2030, which provides a roadmap to achieving progress toward a world where everyone is protected from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs), such as hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
Three Goals are core immunization program capacities that CDC seeks to strengthen:

Prevent VPDs by strengthening immunization services.
Detect VPDs by supporting and improving disease surveillance systems.
Respond to and prepare for VPD outbreaks.

Two Goals are cross-cutting capacities:

Sustain immunization program capacities over time.
Innovate to increase immunization program impact through research and evaluation.

Gynecologic Awareness Month
2022-09-01 00:00 - 2022-09-30 23:30 UTC
GYNECOLOGIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) understands the importance of bringing awareness to all gynecologic cancers—cervical, ovarian, uterine/endometrial, vaginal and vulvar cancer—and declared September as Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month (GCAM) with a goal of reaching more and more people each year.
Use these resources to share knowledge about gynecologic cancer symptoms, risk factors, prevention and early detection—because every five minutes, someone will be diagnosed with one of these cancers and over 33,000 will die from a gynecologic cancer this year.
We encourage you to download the GCAM toolkit, so you can easily access and share the information included in this section.
Also, a special offer this month as a way to give is to purchase ONEHOPE Wine during GCAM and 10% of each purchase will be donated to the Foundation for Women’s Cancer.

National Recovery Month
2022-09-01 00:00 - 2022-09-30 23:30
National Recovery Month 2021

National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and community members across the nation who make recovery in all its forms possible.

Recovery Month Sponsors
In 2020, the federal government turned the reins over to the recovery community for the sponsorship and management of the Recovery Month observance. Faces & Voices of Recovery, a long-standing Recovery Month Planning Partner and active member of this community, is now hosting the Recovery Month website, managing the social media outreach, developing and dissemination of the promotional materials as well as the central location for all Recovery Month events.
SAMHSA will remain an active Recovery Month Planning Partner and supporter of this important observance.
Recovery Month Website: National Recovery Month

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
2022-09-18
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day – September 18

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD) is observed each year on September 18. Founded by The AIDS Institute, NHAAD brings attention to issues related to HIV among older Americans, including new infections among older adults and adults over 50 aging with HIV.

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HIV Among People Aged 50 and Over

Get Involved
You can raise awareness of HIV, address stigma and other barriers to care, and encourage older adults to get tested and know their status.
Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, partners, and healthcare providers to promote testing, prevention, and treatment, and reduce HIV stigma. Use campaign resources to help prevent HIV and help people stay healthy. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative.

Get the Word Out
Share these posts and images on social media tagging #NHAAD and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NHAAD and on the day of the observance, September 18.
Looking for more social media content? Follow us online and visit our Let’s Stop HIV Together social media toolkits for messages to use anytime!

National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2022-09-27
National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – September 27

National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NGMHAAD) is observed each year on September 27 to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on gay and bisexual men in the United States.

Get Involved
You can raise awareness of HIV among gay and bisexual men and encourage them to get tested and know their prevention options using Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources.
Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, partners, and healthcare providers to promote testing, prevention, and treatment, and reduce HIV stigma. Use campaign resources to help prevent HIV and help people stay healthy. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative

Get the Word Out
Share these posts and images on social media tagging #NGMHAAD and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NGMHAAD and on the day of the observance, September 27.
Looking for more social media content? Follow us online and visit our Let’s Stop HIV Together social media toolkits for messages to use anytime!

National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
2022-10-15
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day – October 15

National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is observed each year on October 15 to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on the Latinx community in the United States.

Get Involved
You can raise awareness of HIV among Latinx people and encourage them to get tested and know their prevention options using Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources in English and Spanish.
Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, partners, and healthcare providers to promote testing, prevention, and treatment, and reduce HIV stigma. Use campaign resources to help prevent HIV and help people stay healthy. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative. The campaign’s website is available in both English and Spanish.

Get the Word Out
Share these posts and images on social media tagging #NLAAD and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NLAAD and on the day of the observance, October 15.
Looking for more social media content? Follow us online and visit our Let’s Stop HIV Together social media toolkits (including our Spanish social media toolkit) for messages to use anytime!

August Clergy Family Wellness Month
2023-08-01 - 2023-08-31
