National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) 2013

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness & Information Day (NBHAAD), held annually on February 7, began in 2001 as an effort to encourage African American and African immigrant communities to get educated, get tested, get treated and get involved with HIV/AIDS. The day is a national mobilization initiative to come together in unity to respond to the crisis of HIV/AIDS that is impacting the African American and African immigrant communities across America. The theme for NBHAAD 2013 is, “I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper: Fight HIV/AIDS!”

NBHAAD is governed by a Strategic Leadership Council made up of a number of prominent organizations in partnership to provide guidance, direction and strategic thought around how to get more community stakeholders involved and engaged each and every year.

2013 Events Calendar

How to Plan NBHAAD Activities:
- Community-Based Organizations
- Local Public Health Departments

Governor Dayton's 2013 Proclamation (PDF: 684KB/1 page)

Press Release

On this page:
How Organizations Can Participate
HIV/AIDS Facts for Minnesota
For More Information

Printer-friendly version of this document (PDF: 27 KB/1 page)

How Organizations Can Participate

Organizations may wish to provide or host activities that can help raise awareness about HIV/AIDS within their communities.

Some of the activities that community organizations may choose to provide or host are:

  • Host a town hall meeting or event to re-sound the alarm;
  • Articles/editorials/news releases in newspapers and newsletters;
  • Community forums on AIDS;
  • Rapid HIV testing opportunities at community locations and events;
  • Agency/clinic-based HIV testing for walk-ins arranged and scheduled;
  • Public exhibits to distribute HIV prevention education materials;
  • Community marches and rallies;
  • Social media used to promote NBHAAD;
  • Agency web pages created and posted for the observance; and,
  • Youth peer education performances at schools and public events.

HIV/AIDS Facts For Minnesota

As of 12/31/11, a total of 9,785 HIV and AIDS cases have been reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) since the epidemic began:
  • 1,939 (20 %) African American
  • 693 (7 %) African-born
  • 586 African Americans have died
  • 44 African-born persons have died
  • 1,539 African Americans currently living with HIV (includes those who have relocated to Minnesota)
  • 941 African-born persons currently living with HIV (includes those who have relocated to Minnesota)

292 new HIV cases were reported in 2011:

  • 143 (49%) cases among whites: rate 3.2 per 100,000
  • 64 (22%) cases among African Americans: rate 32.6 per 100,000
  • 44 (15%) cases among African-born: rate 60.3 per 100,000 
  • Statewide rates for African Americans were about 10 times greater than whites
  • Rates for African-born communities were 19 times greater than whites

For More Information

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Attention: Nycal Anthony-Townsend, Chair
Strategic Leadership Council
Work phone: (301) 583-8530, ext. 336
E-mail: info@nationalblackaidsday.org
Web site: http://www.nationalblackaidsday.org/

NBHAAD tool kit available at: http://www.nationalblackaidsday.org/Toolkit.html

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Updated Monday, 04-Feb-2013 12:19:52 CST