HIV & AIDS in the United States Update: AAA Newsletter Vol. 8 November 2015

New and Noteworthy Act Against AIDS Establishes New Partnerships With 15 Organizations CDC warmly welcomes 15 new Act Against AIDS partners awarded funding through funding opportunity announcement (FOA), PS 15-1505: Enhancing HIV Prevention Communication and Mobilization Efforts Through Strategic Partnerships. This new partnership will amplify Act Against AIDS messaging, disseminate campaign materials and resources, and implement national engagement efforts. More about the new partnerships. Act Against AIDS at the 2015 United States Conference on AIDS Did you see us at the 19th annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in Washington, DC in September? The Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) and the Act Against AIDS campaigns were at the exhibit hall, at the podium, and all over social media! More about Act Against AIDS at USCA. JOIN US FOR THE 2015 NATIONAL HIV PREVENTION CONFERENCE—On-site registration is available Don’t miss out! Register now for the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference that will be held December 6–9, 2015 in Atlanta, GA! More about the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference.

In the Community Act Against AIDS Takes Pride by Storm! Act Against AIDS took to the road this spring and summer, traveling to Pride events in 16 communities nationwide and Puerto Rico! More about Act Against AIDS Pride activities. We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time in the Community We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time was busy this summer and fall working with  community organizations to plan and implement community engagement programs. The team also engaged Hispanic/Latino bloggers to promote life transitions to open the door for important conversations about sex, sexual health, and HIV, and hosted a Twitter chat in conjunction with Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media. More on We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time in the community.

Social and Digital Media Update Act Against AIDS Comes to Instagram Come join Act Against AIDS on our newest social media channel—Instagram! We’ve covered National HIV Testing Day, USCA and lots more. We plan to share more photos and videos to show what Act Against AIDS is doing to combat HIV and highlight the people involved across the initiative. More onAct Against AIDS on Instagram. Act Against AIDS Commemorates National HIV Testing Day With Thunderclap Act Against AIDS reached almost 2 million people to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and early diagnosis of HIV in June with the #MyHIVTestingDay Thunderclap. More on the Act Against AIDS thunderclap.

Clinician's Corner CDC to Launch Serostatus Matters Clinician Educational Videos CDC will soon launch Serostatus Matters, a new educational tool for providers that is part of the HIV Screening. Standard Care.™ campaign. More on the launch of Serostatus Matters. CDC Launches Update to NCHHSTP Atlas The CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) recently launched an update to its NCHHSTP Atlas resource that adds new data and functions. The Atlas serves as a one-stop shop for CDC’s most recent surveillance data on HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, and tuberculosis and gives users access to more than 10 years of the most essential CDC data for these diseases at the national, state, and county levels, and by populations. More on the update to NCHHSTP Atlas.

Awareness Days World AIDS Day, December 1 Mark your calendar and join CDC and other HIV and AIDS organizations in supporting World AIDS Day to show support for the estimated 35 million people living with HIV worldwide. More on World AIDS Day. Highlights of Past Awareness Days Activities National Latino AIDS Awareness Day—October 15 marked the 13th annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), also the last day ofNational Hispanic Heritage Month. This year, the We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time campaign supported NLAAD in multiple ways! More about National Latino AIDS Awareness Day and the We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time campaign’s efforts. National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day September 27 was National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a time for all Americans to think about the effects of HIV on gay and bisexual men. TheStart Talking. Stop HIV. campaign provided partners with an opportunity to request campaign materials and encouraged individuals to post messages and photos to the campaign Facebook page, as well as to the Act Against AIDSTwitter and Instagram accounts.  More on National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Act Against AIDS Contact Information If you have any questions or comments about Act Against AIDS campaigns, or for information about campaign materials or cobranding, please send an email to ActAgainstAIDS@cdc.gov or call 404–639–6080.

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