National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2024
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), which was first observed in 1999. This observance is a day to acknowledge how HIV disproportionately affects Black people.
World AIDS Day 2023
This year’s theme for World AIDS Day is “World AIDS Day 35: Remember and Commit.” This annual event serves as a reminder of the global struggle to end HIV-related stigma, an opportunity to honor those we have lost, and a rallying cry to continue working toward a day when HIV is no longer a public health threat.
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Día Nacional Latinx Para la Concientización del SIDA 2023
El 15 de octubre: Día Nacional Latinx Para la Concientización del SIDA, un día para detener el estigma del VIH y abordar el impacto desproporcionado del VIH en comunidades latinas. https://bit.ly/3PLTg5O #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #NLAAD
October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, a day to help stop HIV stigma and address the disproportionate impact of HIV on Hispanic/Latino communities. https://bit.ly/3CvPXNb #StopHIVTogether #NLAAD
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2023
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is intended to highlight the relationship between HIV and gay and bisexual men in the United States and encourage them to get tested and know their prevention options.
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Oxon Run Day/Community Day- Health and Wellness Fair
The Places of Worship Advisory Board has partnered has partnered with friends of Oxon Run and Valley Avenue for this year’s Community Day Health and Wellness Fair, “Oxon Run Day”.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
2pm - 6pm
World Hepatitis Day 2023
Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with an estimated 296 million people living with chronic hepatitis B and 58 million people living with chronic hepatitis C worldwide in 2019. World Hepatitis Day is observed annually on July 28, the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (1925-2011). Dr.
HealthyDC 2030 - Steering Committee
The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) is launching a new HealthyDC 2030 Steering Committee, which will augment the HealthyDC 2030 Workgroup Process, launched in May 2022. Convening approximately four (4) times per year, this steering committee is intended to provide a strategically positioned leadership forum;that strengthens multi-sectoral population health planning integration and promotes implementation collaboration for sustained action and collective impact.
National HIV Testing Day 2023
2023 THEME: Take the Test & Take the Next Step
#HIVTESTINGDAY
National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was first observed on June 27, 1995. This is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment.
Black Pride 2023
For more than 30 years, DC Black Pride has been a place for the Black LGBTQIA+ community to gather and celebrate each other.
National Hepatitis Testing Day
Hepatitis Testing Day is commemorated on May 19 every year to raise awareness and encourage people to find out whether they have viral hepatitis, which is an inflammation of the liver that can lead to a variety of health complications, including liver cancer.
Find Hepatitis testing and treatment information below.