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National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) is observed annually on March 20. NNHAAD increases awareness, starts conversations, and spotlights the work being done to reduce HIV among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and show support for people with HIV in these communities.

Get Involved

You can raise awareness of HIV among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and provide information on access to care using CDC’s  Let’s Stop HIV Together  campaign resources .

Let’s Stop HIV Together aims to empower communities, partners, and healthcare providers to reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment among all people in the United States. With campaign resources, partners and other organizations 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.  (EHE)  initiative.

You can use these social media graphics to help address the importance of reducing stigma with education and awareness, as they are in line with the North Carolina Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Plan that consists of three pillars: Engage and Embrace, Test and Treat, and Policy and Promotion. Each pillar has strategies, action steps and approaches to address stigma. The electronic version of the plan is available in English and Spanish.

Download ETE Plan in English or Spanish

Promoting NNHAAD 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 American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians 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 American Indian/Alaska Native People in the United States.

Hashtags: Use #NNHAAD and #StopHIVTogether on March 20 and the days leading up to National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!

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


Sample Social Media Messages


Promoting NNHAAD - March 20

Post 1: 3/20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to promote HIV testing, prevention, & treatment in American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian communities. Learn more: https://bit.ly/nnhaad #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether

Post 2: Today is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian people. We can help #StopHIVTogether by reducing HIV stigma and promoting testing, prevention, and treatment. https://bit.ly/nnhaad #NNHAAD


Sample Post for NNHAAD focusing on HIV stigma

“Your health is more important than fear or stigma.” – Roella on the importance of overcoming stigma. This #NNHAAD, we can help #StopHIVTogether among American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian people by addressing HIV stigma. https://bit.ly/nnhaad


Sample Post for NNHAAD focusing on HIV stigma

HIV stigma can keep people from getting tested and treated for HIV. Together for #NNHAAD, we can help #StopHIVStigma in American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian communities by learning how to talk about HIV: https://bit.ly/nnhaad. #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post for Clinicians Helping End the HIV Epidemic

Clinicians: Help end the HIV epidemic in American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian communities using advances in HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. CDC’s #HIVNexus offers free tools and guidelines for your practice: https://bit.ly/36jFYMD. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether


Sample Video for NNHAAD

HIV testing is an essential part of Kekoa’s prevention plan. This National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, take control of your health and learn more about your HIV testing options: https://bit.ly/nnhaad. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post for NNHAAD focusing on knowing your HIV status and getting into care

Facebook: The number of HIV diagnoses among Native communities have increased over time. Knowing your HIV status lets you take charge of your health. If you test positive, you can keep yourself healthy and well by getting and staying in care. http://bit.ly/2LfaMUS #HIVTreatmentWorks #NNHAAD

Twitter: The number of #HIV diagnoses among Native communities has increased over time. Knowing your status lets you take charge of your health. If you test positive, you can keep yourself healthy and well by getting and staying in care. http://bit.ly/3reFo8h #HIVTreatmentWorks #NNHAAD

Instagram: The number of HIV diagnoses among Native communities has increased over time. Knowing your HIV status lets you take charge of your health. If you test positive, you can keep yourself healthy and well by getting and staying in care. #HIVTreatmentWorks #NNHAAD #HIV


Sample Post for NNHAAD Fillable Graphic

Facebook: March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and to encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment in Native communities. Learn more about the impact of HIV on these populations: https://bit.ly/nnhaad. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether

Instagram: Today is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on Native people. We can help #StopHIVTogether by reducing HIV stigma and promoting prevention, testing, and treatment in Native communities. #NNHAAD #HIV

Twitter: March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment in Native communities. Learn more about the impact of HIV on these populations: https://bit.ly/nnhaad. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post for Facebook in English

Facebook: March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and to encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment in Native communities. Learn more about the impact of HIV on these populations: https://bit.ly/nnhaad. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether

Facebook: Today is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on Native people. We can help #StopHIVTogether by reducing HIV stigma and promoting prevention, testing, and treatment in Native communities. https://bit.ly/nnhaad #NNHAAD


Sample Post for Instagram in English

Instagram: March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and to encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment in Native communities. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether #HIV

Instagram: Today is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on Native people. We can help #StopHIVTogether by reducing HIV stigma and promoting prevention, testing, and treatment in Native communities. #NNHAAD #HIV


Sample Post for Twitter in English

Twitter: March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment in Native communities. Learn more about the impact of HIV on these populations: https://bit.ly/nnhaad. #NNHAAD #StopHIVTogether

Twitter:  Today is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of #HIV on Native people. We can help #StopHIVTogether by reducing HIV stigma and promoting prevention, testing, and treatment in Native communities. https://bit.ly/nnhaad #NNHAAD


Sample Post for Facebook in Spanish

Facebook: El 20 de marzo es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre las Comunidades Nativas, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH entre indoamericanos, nativos de Alaska y nativos de Hawái y promover entre ellos las pruebas, la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH. Aprende más sobre el impacto del VIH en estas poblaciones: https://bit.ly/nnhaad. #NNHAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH

Facebook: Hoy es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre las Comunidades Nativas, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH en las personas de estas comunidades. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH reduciendo el estigma y promoviendo la prevención, las pruebas y el tratamiento del VIH en las comunidades nativas. https://bit.ly/nnhaad #NNHAAD


Sample Post for Instagram in Spanish

Instagram: El 20 de marzo es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre las Comunidades Nativas, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH entre indoamericanos, nativos de Alaska y nativos de Hawái y promover entre ellos las pruebas, la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH. #NNHAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #VIH

Instagram: Hoy es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre las Comunidades Nativas, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH en las personas de estas comunidades. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH reduciendo el estigma y promoviendo la prevención, las pruebas y el tratamiento del VIH en las comunidades nativas. #NNHAAD #VIH


Sample Post for Twitter in Spanish

Twitter: El 20 de marzo es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre las Comunidades Nativas, un día para promover las pruebas, la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH. Aprende más: https://bit.ly/nnhaad #NNHAAD #DetengamosJuntosElVIH

Twitter: Hoy es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre las Comunidades Nativas, un día para abordar el impacto del #VIH en las personas de estas comunidades. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH promoviendo la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH. https://bit.ly/nnhaad #NNHAAD


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