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National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) is observed annually on April 10. NYHAAD increases awareness, generates conversations, and spotlights the work being done to reduce HIV among young people.

Get Involved

You can raise awareness of HIV among young people and provide information on stigma, prevention, testing, and care using CDC’s Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign resources.

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

The North Carolina Ending the Epidemic (ETE) Plan 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.

Promoting NYHAAD 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 young Americans 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 youth in the United States. 

Hashtags: Use #NYHAAD, #NYHAAD2023, and #StopHIVTogether on April 10 and the days leading up to National
Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!
Follow and tag @NCDHHS on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.


Sample Social Media Messages

Sample Post in English

Post 1: April 10 is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on young people. Together, we can help young people stay healthy by encouraging HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. https://bit.ly/3L4rKhS #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD

Post 2: Today is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a chance to learn about the impact of HIV on young people and work together to reduce the number of new HIV infections. https://bit.ly/3IzGJP2 #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD


Sample Post in Spanish

Post 1: El 10 de abril es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes. Juntos, podemos ayudar a los jóvenes a mantenerse sanos promoviendo las pruebas, la prevención, y el tratamiento del VIH. https://bit.ly/3NeMgy3 #DetengamosJuntosElVI H #NYHAAD

Post 2: Hoy es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes, una oportunidad para aprender sobre el impacto del VIH en los jóvenes y trabajar juntos para reducir el número de nuevas infecciones del VIH. https://bit.ly/3isnBYX #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #NYHAAD


Sample Post Focusing on HIV Testing

CDC recommends EVERYONE aged 13-64 get tested for HIV at least once as part of routine health care. Encouraging young people to know their status gives them the information they need to stay healthy. Promote HIV testing this #NYHAAD: https://bit.ly/36ItkHa. #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post Focusing on HIV Prevention

This National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, find the prevention options that work for you: https://bit.ly/3ww2wF3. #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD


Sample Post Focusing on HIV Stigma

How we talk about HIV matters. HIV stigma may discourage young people from getting tested, accessing prevention methods, disclosing their HIV status, and seeking care. Help #StopHIVStigma by learning more and speaking up: https://bit.ly/353G1fo. #NYHAAD #StopHIVTogether


Sample Post for Clinicians Supporting Young People

Today we recognize the impact of HIV on young people. Health care providers play an essential role in ending HIV stigma and helping youth stay healthy through HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. CDC’s #HIVNexus has resources to help: https://bit.ly/3LcAYZD. #NYHAAD



Sample Post for NYHAAD and Preventing HIV

Facebook: One in five new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. occurs in young people ages 13-24. This National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, find the prevention options that work for you, to prevent HIV like a boss: https://bit.ly/3qSK6Yx. #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD

Twitter: One in five new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. occurs in young people ages 13-24. This National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, find the prevention options that work for you, to prevent #HIV like a boss: https://bit.ly/3qSK6Yx. #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD

 Instagram: One in five new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. occurs in young people ages 13-24. This National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, find the prevention options that work for you, to prevent HIV like a boss. #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD #HIV


Sample Post for Facebook

Facebook: April 10 is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on young people. Together, we can help youth stay healthy by encouraging HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. http://bit.ly/3vnZMXn #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD

Facebook: Today is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on young people. When we reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment among youth, we can help #StopHIVTogether. http://bit.ly/3lg4UZ7 #NYHAAD


Sample Post for Instagram

Instagram: April 10 is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on young people. Together, we can help youth stay healthy by encouraging HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD

Instagram: Today is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of HIV on young people. When we reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment among youth, we can help #StopHIVTogether. #NYHAAD #HIV


Sample Post for Twitter

Twitter: April 10 is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness about the impact of #HIV on young people. Together, we can help youth stay healthy by encouraging HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. http://bit.ly/3vnZMXn #StopHIVTogether #NYHAAD

Twitter: Today is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day to address the impact of #HIV on young people. When we reduce HIV stigma and promote prevention, testing, and treatment among youth, we can help #StopHIVTogether. http://bit.ly/3lg4UZ7 #NYHAAD


Sample Post for Facebook in Spanish

Facebook: El 10 de abril es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes, un día para crear conciencia sobre el impacto del VIH en la gente joven. Juntos, podemos ayudar a los jóvenes a mantenerse sanos promoviendo las pruebas, la prevención, y el tratamiento del VIH. http://bit.ly/3vLMAff #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #NYHAAD

Facebook: Hoy es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH en la gente joven. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH reduciendo el estigma del VIH, promoviendo la prevención, las pruebas del VIH y el tratamiento entre los jóvenes. http://bit.ly/3cZdcRd #NYHAAD


Sample Post for Instagram in Spanish

Instagram: El 10 de abril es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes, un día para crear conciencia sobre el impacto del VIH en la gente joven. Juntos, podemos ayudar a los jóvenes a mantenerse sanos promoviendo las pruebas, la prevención, y el tratamiento del VIH. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #NYHAAD

Instagram: Hoy es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes, un día para abordar el impacto del VIH en la gente joven. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH reduciendo el estigma del VIH, promoviendo la prevención, las pruebas del VIH y el tratamiento entre los jóvenes. #NYHAAD #VIH


Sample Post for Twitter in Spanish

Twitter: El 10 de abril es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes. Juntos, podemos ayudar a los jóvenes a mantenerse sanos promoviendo las pruebas, la prevención, y el tratamiento del VIH. http://bit.ly/3vLMAff #DetengamosJuntosElVIH #NYHAAD

Twitter: Hoy es el Día Nacional de Concientización sobre el VIH/SIDA entre los jóvenes. #DetengamosJuntosElVIH reduciendo el estigma, promoviendo la prevención, las pruebas del VIH y el tratamiento entre los jóvenes. http://bit.ly/3cZdcRd #NYHAAD


 

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