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National HIV Testing Day is a day where we can all encourage people to get tested for HIV! Getting tested is the first step to help prevent the spread of HIV. Once you know your status, you can seek treatment, lower the amount of virus that is in your body […]

National HIV Testing Day 2014

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) are too common amongst youth. If you are unaware, April is STD Awareness Month and it is important to not only get tested for HIV but it is important to get tested for the other STDs as well. Did you know that you should consider getting […]

STD Awareness Month

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1000 youth are newly infected with HIV per month? What is happening that is causing this to happen? Below is an interesting graphic that illiterates what states are mandated to have sex education and what states are required to give medically correct information to students. As you see there are […]

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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HIV stigma is hindering the process of getting people tested, remaining in treatment and even disclosing their status to others.  In order to end HIV, we cannot shun others based on their HIV status; we have to come together and fight this fight together no matter what your status is.  […]

HIV Stigma in the Gay Community

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Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD).  It is important for everyone, not just African Americans, to get tested and to stay in treatment for HIV. If you are unaware about the impact HIV has on this population, here is a very shocking fact – “African Americans represent approximately […]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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Three days ago was World AIDS Day and the whole world was bringing awareness, celebrating where we have come and remembering those we have lost.  HIV is affecting us all and we need to make sure that we have an AIDS-free generation. What does it take?  It takes everyone to […]

World AIDS Day

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The youth Peer Educators were asked:  What are good ways to convince your partner or future partner to get tested?  In a day and age of rampant “hit it n’ quit it” activities, it is inevitable to raise an eyebrow about the STI/HIV status of a potential lover/ boo/sweet thang/partner/sancha(o), […]

POP This! – Partners Need To Be Tested Too!

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