Stand With Magic!
The "I Stand with Magic" program is part of the Campaign to End Black HIV/AIDS, a partnership between Abbott Laboratories and The Magic Johnson Foundation committed to fighting HIV/AIDS in our communities. The program is open to all concerned persons over the age of 18, regardless of race or HIV status.
Upon joining, you will receive a membership kit that includes important information for you and your loved ones about fighting and preventing HIV/AIDS. You will also receive an "I Stand with Magic" pin and membership card, as well as regular newsletters with updates on how our efforts are assisting in the fight against HIV/AIDS. (All material will be sent in a plain envelope.) You will also have the option to add your name and/or photo to the members photo album on ISTANDWITHMAGIC.COM.
To sign up, go to ISTANDWITHMAGIC.COM or call 1-877-9-I STAND (1-877-947-8263).
AIDS.GOV Debuts!
AIDS.GOV is
now the preferred information gateway for U.S. government domestic HIV/AIDS information and resources. Its goal is to ease access to the vast repository of information on Federal HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, and research programs, policies, and resources. Visit today!
Pfizer Inc and Pfizer Foundation Announces HIV/AIDS Initiative RFP
Building on the success of its Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative, Pfizer Inc and the Pfizer Foundation are rolling out a three-year HIV/AIDS initiative to complement existing HIV prevention efforts and to address the need for the HIV/AIDS community to engage in holistic approaches linking prevention, care and treatment programs.
The initiative is targeting AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) providing innovative, comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in communities in the US that are most affected by HIV/AIDS. It will support approximately 20 community-based organizations with grants up to $100,000 for three years for programs that include coordination across HIV/AIDS prevention and primary care and/or those that forge collaborative networks between community-based prevention providers and other prevention and care and treatment services. Funding will not support primary care (treatment) or medications, but will support access to care.
The Pfizer Foundation will fund such programs in the following 10 states: New York, Florida, California, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and North Carolina.
For more information, please
visit Pfizer Inc online.
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
May 18, 2008
This awareness day is meant to provide a great opportunity to thank the thousands of people who are working to help find an HIV preventive vaccine—the clinical trial volunteers, nurses, community educators/recruiters, and the researchers.
To learn why thousands of individuals across the country will be wearing their red AIDS ribbons upside down on May 18, and what you can do to participate in Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD), visit the HVAD Web site and Be the Generation. These sites contain fact sheets, statistics, talking points, and media tools and allows you to view HVAD bilingual print ads and listen to bilingual radio spots.
All Americans, especially communities of color and men who have sex with men, need to learn more about HIV vaccine research. Be part of making an HIV vaccine a reality.
For additional information, visit this federal resource from AIDSinfo: http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/other/specialityPage.aspx?pageID=18.
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
May 19, 2008
May 19 is the National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This awareness day intends to raise awareness among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. about the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today there are an estimated 1.039 million to 1.185 million HIV-positive individuals living in the U.S. AIDS has killed more than 20 million people since the first cases were diagnosed in 1981. For APIs, one of the fastest-growing ethnic/racial populations in the U.S., HIV/AIDS is on the rise. According to the CDC, the number of APIs living with AIDS has climbed by more than 10 percent in each of the last 5 years. The number of adult and adolescent APIs diagnosed with AIDS through 2004 was 7,317.
This awareness day is part of the Banyan Tree Project (a national campaign to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in A&PI communities). For more information, please visit www.banyantreeproject.org.
To find an HIV Testing location near you, please visit www.hivtest.org.
For additional information, visit this federal resource from AIDSinfo: http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/other/APIhivAwarenessDay.aspx.
Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
June 8, 2008
June 8, 2007 makes the second observance of the Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. On this day, Caribbean-Americans, Caribbean immigrants and community based organizations nationwide will respond to the health disparities facing people of color especially Caribbean immigrants. It will also be a day of reflection and a day to memorialize and show compassion for those who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a national mobilization effort designed to encourage Caribbean-American and Caribbean-born individuals, across the United States and its territories, to get educated, get tested, get treated and get involved. It is also a time to reflect, memorialize and show compassion to those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. It is a day of hope for the future of a Caribbean and Caribbean American community with available preventive health care as a daily part of life and a Caribbean Diaspora free of AIDS.
Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Events
Calling on the Caribbean Spirit of Hope against HIV
National HIV Testing Day
June 27, 2008
An estimated 250,000 people in the United States are HIV/AIDS positive and don't even know it.
An opportunity for people nationwide to learn their HIV status, and to gain the knowledge they need to take control of their health and their lives. National HIV Testing Day also provides an invaluable opportunity to dispel the myths and stigma associated with HIV testing, and to reach those who have never been tested or who have engaged in high-risk behavior since their last test. HIV testing can reduce new infections when HIV-positive persons become aware of their status and take the necessary precautions to stop spreading the disease. HIV testing is easier, more accessible, and less invasive than ever.
National Conference on Latinos and AIDS
July 28-29, 2008
Miami Beach Resort & SPA
Miami, FL
www.minority-healthcare.com
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 15, 2008
http://www.nlaad.org/
World AIDS Day
December 1, 2008
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