No Menthol Sunday
2022-05-15
No Menthol Sunday is May 15, 2022.

The Center for Black Health & Equity has ideas for your digital campaigns as well as some old-school hacks that can be used to spread awareness about how tobacco and flavors like menthol are impacting the African American community.

The toolkit will have fact sheets, social media graphics and the all-important 30-day planning guide.

Be on the look out for coming updates and the downloadable toolkit in your email OR by visiting NoMentholSunday.Org.

No Menthol Sunday is an observance day led by The Center for Black Health & Equity used to engage leaders across the country in a discussion about menthol, tobacco and the impact on Black Americans. The AME International Health Commission is in partnership with The Center for Black Health & Equity.

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
2022-05-18
Led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseasesexternal icon, HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) is observed on May 18. This event is an opportunity to recognize the many volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists who are working together to find a safe and effective vaccine to prevent HIV. It is also a day to educate communities about the importance of HIV vaccine research.

Get the Word Out
Use sample content on Twitter, Facebook, or other social media platforms. If creating your own posts, we encourage you to incorporate #HVAD to get HVAD content trending. Be sure to follow us online for more resources and social media content.

Social Media Resources

Sample Social Media Messages
Facebook: Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, a day to recognize the volunteers, community members, and researchers working to find a safe and effective vaccine to prevent HIV. Such a vaccine, along with existing HIV treatment and prevention strategies, would help achieve the goal of ending the HIV epidemic. #HVAD #EndHIVEpidemic
Twitter: Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, a day to recognize the volunteers, community members, and researchers working to find a safe and effective vaccine to prevent #HIV. Such a vaccine, along w/ existing HIV treatment and prevention strategies, would help to #EndHIVEpidemic. #HVAD
Instagram: Today is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, a day to recognize the volunteers, community members, and researchers working to find a safe and effective vaccine to prevent HIV. Such a vaccine, along with existing HIV treatment and prevention strategies, would help achieve the goal of ending the HIV epidemic. #HVAD #EndHIVEpidemic #HIV

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
2022-05-19
National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – May 19

National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NAPIHAAD) is observed annually on May 19. Founded by the Banyan Tree Projectexternal icon, NAPIHAAD educates the public about the impact of HIV stigma among Asian and Pacific Islander people.

Get Involved
You can raise awareness of HIV stigma among Asian and Pacific Islander people and provide information on prevention, testing, and treatment using Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources for Asian people and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people.
Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, partners, and healthcare providers to reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment. With campaign resources, you can play a role in preventing HIV and helping people with HIV stay healthy. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative.
Get the Word Out
Share these posts and images on social media tagging #APIMay19, #NAPIHAAD, and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NAPIHAAD and on the day of the observance, May 19.
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 Hepatitis Testing Day
2022-05-19
Learn the ABCs of Viral Hepatitis

Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. People who get hepatitis A may feel sick for a few weeks to several months but usually recover completely and do not have lasting liver damage. The hepatitis A virus is found in the stool and blood of people who are infected and can be spread when someone ingests the virus, usually through eating contaminated food or drink or through close personal contact with an infected person. Hepatitis A is very contagious and people can even spread the virus before they get symptoms. However, hepatitis A is easily prevented with a safe and effective vaccine, which is recommended for all children at one year of age and for adults who may be at risk, including travelers to certain international countries.
Since the hepatitis A vaccine was first recommended in 1996, cases of hepatitis A in the United States have declined dramatically. Unfortunately, adult vaccination rates remain low and in recent years the number of people infected has increased as a result of multiple outbreaks of hepatitis A across the United States. While hepatitis A can affect anyone, certain groups are at greater risk of being infected in these outbreaks. To help stop the outbreaks, CDC recommends the hepatitis A vaccine for people who use drugs (including drugs that are not injected), people experiencing homelessness, men who have sex with men, people with liver disease, and people who are or were recently in jail or prison.

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus. Some people who become infected, especially young children, can go on to develop a chronic or lifelong infection. Over time, chronic hepatitis B can cause serious liver damage, and even liver cancer. Hepatitis B is common in many parts of the world, including Asia, the Pacific Islands and Africa.
Hepatitis B is preventable with a vaccine. Hepatitis B can be passed from an infected woman to her baby at birth, if her baby does not receive the hepatitis B vaccine. As a result, the hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for all infants at birth and adults at risk. Unfortunately, many people were infected before the hepatitis B vaccine was widely available. That’s why CDC recommends pregnant women, men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs, household and sexual contacts of someone infected, anyone born or whose parents were born in areas where hepatitis B is common, and others with certain medical conditions get tested for hepatitis B. Treatments are available that can delay or reduce the risk of developing liver cancer.

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. Most people who get infected will develop a chronic, or lifelong, infection. Left untreated, chronic hepatitis C can cause serious health problems including liver disease, liver failure, and even liver cancer. Hepatitis C is usually spread when someone comes into contact with blood from an infected person. In the past, hepatitis C was spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants. However, widespread screening of the blood supply began in 1990 and the hepatitis C virus was virtually eliminated from the blood supply by 1992. Today, most people become infected with hepatitis C by sharing needles, syringes, or any other equipment to inject drugs. Rates of new infections have been on the rise, particularly among young adults, which coincides with the recent increase in injection drug use related to the United States’ opioid crisis. While more uncommon, hepatitis C can also spread through health care exposures, sex with an infected person, birth to an infected mother, and tattoos and body piercings from unlicensed facilities or informal settings.
People with hepatitis C often have no symptoms so testing is the only way to know if you are infected. CDC now recommends all adults and pregnant women get tested for hepatitis C, in addition to anyone with ongoing risk and certain medical conditions. There is currently no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C. Fortunately, treatments are available that can cure hepatitis C. Once diagnosed, most people with hepatitis C can be cured in just 8 to 12 weeks, reducing liver cancer risk by 75%.

International Health Commission Annual Training
2022-06-10 - 2022-06-11

National HIV Testing Day
2022-06-27
National HIV Testing Day – June 27

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is observed annually on June 27. On this day, we unite with partners, health departments, and other organizations to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and early diagnosis of HIV.

Get Involved
The 2021 NHTD theme is “My Test, My Way.” Knowing your HIV status helps you stay healthy, and today, there are more HIV testing options available than ever before. The theme highlights how you can take charge of your health by getting tested for HIV in a way that works best for you—whether that’s self-testing in your own space or finding a testing site nearby. Help raise awareness about HIV testing—your way—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. With campaign resources, you can play a role in preventing HIV and helping people with HIV 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 #HIVTestingDay and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NHTD and on the day of the observance, June 27.
Looking for more social media content? Follow us online and visit our Let’s Stop HIV Together social media toolkits (including our NEW self-testing social media toolkit!) for messages to use anytime!

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 UTC
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.

Get More Information

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!

AMEC International Health Commission Annual HIV Training
2023-06-03 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)

AMEC International Health Commission Annual Training
2023-06-10 08:45 - 15:30 (America/New_York)

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