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National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD) is observed annually on September 18. 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 Involved

You can raise awareness of HIV, address stigma and other barriers that prevent access to care, and encourage adults over 50 to get tested and know their status 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 in English and Spanish, 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.

Promoting NHAAD to Get the Word Out

Share the social media posts below to help raise awareness of HIV, address stigma and other barriers to care, and encourage older adults to get tested and know their status. Don’t forget to use the following hashtags with the sample social media messages below to spark conversations about HIV and highlight progress being made to reduce HIV among older populations.

Hashtags: Use #NHAAD, #HIVandAging and #StopHIVTogether leading up to NHAAD and on the day of the observance, September 18.

Follow and tag @NCDHHS on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Sample Social Media Messages

Sample Post in English

Post 1: September 18 is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care. https://bit.ly/3CeWcVd #NHAAD #HIVandAging #StopHIVTogether

Post 2: Today is #NHAAD, a day to address HIV’s impact on adults 50 & older. With advances in treatment, people with HIV are living longer, healthier lives. Help #StopHIVTogether: Reduce stigma and promote prevention, testing, & treatment among older adults. https://bit.ly/3oPdOiV #HIVandAging


Sample Post in Spanish

Post 1: El 18 de septiembre es #NHAAD, un día para combatir el estigma y abordar los desafíos relacionados con el envejecimiento y las pruebas del #VIH, su prevención y atención. https://bit.ly/3c1prAe #DetengamosJuntosElVIH

Post 2: Hoy es #NHAAD, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH en adultos de 50+ años. Personas con #VIH pueden tener una vida larga y sana. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH: ayúdanos a reducir el estigma y promover la prevención, pruebas y tratamiento en personas mayores. https://bit.ly/3cHOJ6G


Sample Post in English

Post 1: September 18 is National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, a day to combat stigma faced by older Americans with HIV and address aging-related challenges of HIV testing, prevention, and care. https://bit.ly/3CeWcVd #NHAAD #HIVandAging #StopHIVTogether

Post 2: Today is #NHAAD, a day to address HIV’s impact on adults 50 & older. With advances in treatment, people with HIV are living longer, healthier lives. Help #StopHIVTogether: Reduce stigma and promote prevention, testing, & treatment among older adults. https://bit.ly/3oPdOiV #HIVandAging


Sample Post in Spanish

Post 1: El 18 de septiembre es #NHAAD, un día para combatir el estigma y abordar los desafíos relacionados con el envejecimiento y las pruebas del #VIH, su prevención y atención. https://bit.ly/3c1prAe #DetengamosJuntosElVIH

Post 2: Hoy es #NHAAD, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH en adultos de 50+ años. Personas con #VIH pueden tener una vida larga y sana. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH: ayúdanos a reducir el estigma y promover la prevención, pruebas y tratamiento en personas mayores. https://bit.ly/3cHOJ6G


Sample Post Promoting HIV Testing, Prevention, Treatment and Stopping HIV Stigma

This National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day, let’s #StopHIVTogether by speaking out against HIV stigma and creating a safe space to talk about testing, prevention, and treatment for older adults. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3cK3g1p. #NHAAD #HIVandAging #StopHIVStigma


Sample Post Promoting HIV Treatment

National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day shows a lot has changed in how folks live with HIV. Becoming undetectable allows you to live a long and healthy life and won’t transmit HIV to your sexual partners. Get in care. Stay in care. Live well with HIV: https://bit.ly/3Bjygjo. #NHAAD #HIVandAging #StopHIVTogether #HIVTreatmentWorks #UequalsU


Sample Post Promoting HIV Testing, Prevention and Treatment

Older people in the United States are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage HIV. Early diagnosis and care are key strategies for ending HIV. Learn about HIV testing, including self-testing: https://bit.ly/3ba1dn4. #NHAAD #HIVandAging #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post Promoting HIV Testing, Prevention and Treatment

Older people in the United States are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage HIV. Early diagnosis and care are key strategies for ending HIV. Learn about HIV testing, including self-testing: https://bit.ly/3ba1dn4. #NHAAD #HIVandAging #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post for Clinicians Supporting Older Adults

Clinicians: Talk to your patients age 50+ about HIV. Older adults are more likely than younger people to be diagnosed with late-stage HIV & are less likely to discuss sex & drug use with providers. Explore HIV Nexus for resources: https://bit.ly/3J46rgJ. #NHAAD #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post for Clinicians Supporting Older Adults

Clinicians: Talk to your patients age 50+ about HIV. Older adults are more likely than younger people to be diagnosed with late-stage HIV & are less likely to discuss sex & drug use with providers. Explore HIV Nexus for resources: https://bit.ly/3J46rgJ. #NHAAD #StopHIVTogether

Content Source: National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day | Awareness Days | Resource Library | HIV/AIDS | CDC


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