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World AIDS Day – December 1st 2011
December 1, 2011 | No CommentsAIDS ISN
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National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2011
October 15, 2011 | No CommentsAIDS ISN’T OVER. IN THE U.S. APPROXIMATELY 56,300 PEOPLE BECOME INFECTED WITH HIV EACH YEAR, AND HISPANICS/LATINOS ACCOUNT FOR 17% OF THEM. NATIONAL LATINO AIDS AWARENESS DAY (NLAAD) is OCTOBER 15TH. Latinos bear a disproportionate burden in the HIV epidemic – the CDC estimates that new HIV infections among Latino men are more than [...]
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HIV/AIDS Related News – November 2011
August 21, 2011 | No CommentsHere are some noteworthy HIV/AIDS stories that we have gathered in the month of November:
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A Special Message: 30 Years of HIV/AIDS
May 23, 2011 | No CommentsIn 1992 respected music manager Bob Caviano wrote an editorial in Billboard magazine disclosing his HIV status and illness and challenging the industry to take action. Several high-level executives heeded his call and Lifebeat was formed. Here we are 20 years later and 30 years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic and Lifebeat remains dedicated to using [...]
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
February 23, 2011 | No CommentsHIV/AIDS Activist Maria Davis for Lifebeat on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2011 National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is March 10. All too often women are powerless when it comes to negotiating sex, hence the rise in HIV across the world and in the United States. Lifebeat encourages women [...]
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2011
February 7, 2011 | No CommentsFebruary 7th is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a day dedicated to driving home the importance of testing and treatment within the Black/African-American community. Several national organizations have partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create events geared towards members of the community hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. While this year’s NBHAAD [...]
