National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day – October 15
Coordinated by the Latino Commission on AIDSexternal icon, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is observed each year on October 15 to increase awareness of the impact of HIV on the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States. The NLAAD campaign promotes HIV testing and prevention, and provides information on access to care for Hispanic/Latino communities across the nation.
Get Involved
Partners and organizations can use the Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources to highlight ways to reduce HIV stigma and promote testing and treatment for Hispanics/Latinos.
Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources for Hispanics/Latinos
The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign includes resources and partnerships aimed at stopping HIV stigma and promoting HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. This campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative. Let’s Stop HIV Together empowers communities, partners on the ground, and healthcare providers to reduce stigma among all Americans, prevent HIV among the hardest-hit populations, and help people with HIV stay healthy.
Get the Word Out
Share these posts and the accompanying images on social media. If creating your own posts, we encourage you to incorporate #NLAAD and #StopHIVTogether to get NLAAD content trending. Be sure to follow us online for more resources and social media content
Social Media Resources
Use these sample messages prior to October 15 to lead up to National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day.
Facebook: October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and promote strategies and tools to address the disproportionate impact of HIV on Latinx communities. Find the facts! #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether bit.ly/3kuYMdV
Twitter: October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help #StopHIVStigma and promote strategies and tools to address the disproportionate impact of #HIV on Latinx communities. Find the facts! #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether bit.ly/3kuYMdV
Instagram: October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and promote strategies and tools to address the disproportionate impact of HIV on Latinx communities. #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether #HIVStigma #HIV
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Facebook: El 15 de octubre es el Día Nacional Latino de Concientización sobre el VIH: un día para ayudar a detener el estigma del VIH y promover estrategias y recursos para abordar el impacto desproporcionado del VIH en las comunidades latinas. Infórmate! #NLAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH https://bit.ly/2Gp90NWexternal icon
Twitter: El 15 de octubre es el Día Nacional Latino de Concientización sobre el VIH: un día para ayudar a #DetenerElEstigma y promover estrategias y recursos para abordar el impacto del #VIH en las comunidades latinas. Infórmate! #NLAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH https://bit.ly/2Gp90NWexternal icon
Instagram: El 15 de octubre es el Día Nacional Latino de Concientización sobre el VIH: un día para ayudar a detener el estigma del VIH y promover estrategias y recursos para abordar el impacto del VIH en las comunidades latinas. #NLAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #EstigmaDelVIH #VIH https://bit.ly/2Gp90NWexternal icon
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Use these samples messages on National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, October 15.
Facebook: Today is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness of the impact of the HIV on Latinx communities, and to highlight the need to work together to fight HIV stigma and promote HIV prevention and treatment. #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether bit.ly/31ZWGvS
Twitter: Today is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness of the impact of the HIV on Latinx communities, and to highlight the need to work together to fight HIV stigma and promote HIV prevention and treatment. #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether bit.ly/31ZWGvS
Instagram: Today is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness of the impact of the HIV on Latinx communities, and to highlight the need to work together to fight HIV stigma and promote HIV prevention and treatment. #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether #HIVStigma #HIV
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Facebook: Hoy es el Día Nacional Latino de Concientización sobre el VIH: un día para crear conciencia sobre el impacto del VIH en las comunidades latinas, y para destacar la necesidad de trabajar juntos contra el estigma del VIH y promover la prevención y tratamiento del VIH. #NLAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH https://bit.ly/36gUumxexternal icon
Twitter: Hoy es el Día Nacional Latino de Concientización sobre el VIH: un día para crear conciencia sobre el impacto del VIH en las comunidades latinas, trabajar juntos contra el estigma y promover la prevención y tratamiento del VIH. #NLAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH https://bit.ly/36gUumxexternal icon
Instagram: Hoy es el Día Nacional Latino de Concientización sobre el VIH: un día para crear conciencia sobre el impacto del VIH en las comunidades latinas, y para destacar la necesidad de trabajar juntos contra el estigma del VIH y promover la prevención y tratamiento del VIH. #NLAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #EstigmaDelVIH #VIH https://bit.ly/36gUumxexternal icon
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Facebook: Stigma, fear, and discrimination can be barriers to seeking HIV testing or treatment for some Latinx individuals. When we stop HIV stigma, we can help reduce HIV in Latinx communities. http://bit.ly/38mJph8 #NLAAD #StopHIVStigma
Twitter: Stigma, fear, and discrimination can be barriers to seeking #HIV testing or treatment for some Latinx individuals. When we stop HIV stigma, we can help reduce HIV in Latinx communities. http://bit.ly/38mJph8 #NLAAD #StopHIVStigma
Instagram: Stigma, fear, and discrimination can be barriers to seeking HIV testing or treatment for some Latinx individuals. When we stop HIV stigma, we can help reduce HIV in Latinx communities. #NLAAD #StopHIVStigma #HIVStigma #HIV
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Facebook: People with HIV who get and keep an undetectable viral load can live long, healthy lives and have effectively no risk of transmitting HIV to their partners through sex. Get the facts about HIV treatment: http://bit.ly/3cyFMbl. #NLAAD #HIVTreatmentWorks
Twitter: People with HIV who get and keep an #undetectable viral load can live long, healthy lives and have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting HIV to their partners. Get the facts about #HIV treatment: http://bit.ly/3cyFMbl. #NLAAD #HIVTreatmentWorks
Instagram: Do you know the facts about HIV treatment? People with HIV who get and keep an undetectable viral load can live long, healthy lives and have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting HIV to their partners. #NLAAD #HIVTreatmentWorks #undetectable #HIVtreatment #HIV
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Facebook: When taken daily, PrEP can reduce the risk of HIV infection from sex by about 99%. #TalkPrep with your friends and partners: bit.ly/32FUI4l. #NLAAD #StartTalkingHIV
Twitter: When taken daily, #PrEP can reduce the risk of #HIV infection from sex by about 99%. #TalkPrep with your friends and partners: bit.ly/32FUI4l. #NLAAD #StartTalkingHIV
Instagram: When taken daily, PrEP can reduce the risk of HIV infection from sex by about 99%. #TalkPrep with your friends and partners. #NLAAD #StartTalkingHIV #PrEP #HIV
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Facebook: If you don’t know your HIV status, you could be unknowingly transmitting HIV to others and may not be getting the care you need. Learn about HIV testing- including self-testing! #NLAAD http://bit.ly/2VGtRSH
Twitter: If you don’t know your HIV status, you could be unknowingly transmitting HIV to others and may not be getting the care you need. Learn about HIV testing- including self-testing! #NLAAD #DoingIt http://bit.ly/2VGtRSH
Instagram: If you don’t know your HIV status, you could be unknowingly transmitting HIV to others and may not be getting the care you need. Learn about HIV testing- including self-testing! #NLAAD #DoingIt #HIVtesting #HIV
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Facebook: Did you know that some of the geographical areas hardest hit by HIV include large Latinx communities? Learn more about the efforts to end HIV in these priority areas: bit.ly/3ks8hKQ. #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether #EndHIVEpidemic
Twitter: Did you know that some of the geographical areas hardest hit by #HIV include large Latinx communities? Learn more about the efforts to end HIV in these priority areas: bit.ly/3ks8hKQ. #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether #EndHIVEpidemic
Instagram: Did you know that some of the geographical areas hardest hit by HIV include large Hispanic/Latino communities? The Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative is providing these priority areas with resources, technology, and expertise to expand their use of four key HIV prevention strategies: Diagnose; Treat; Prevent; and Respond. #NLAAD #StopHIVTogether #EndHIVEpidemic #HIV
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