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Celebrate National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

Monday, March 10, 2008 Marks the National Observance of

NWGHAAD

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

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10 Ways to Celebrate

1. Find an event near you. Visit Women’s Health Gov for more information.
2. To find a support group, call CDC-INFO at 800-232-4636 or visit www.hivtest.org
3. Want to find a place that offers care? Even if you don’t have insurance or funds? Find a location here.
4. Become educated. Some helpful sites include:

  • Learn the Link between Drug Abuse and contracting HIV/AIDS.
  • The official NWGHAAD site provides downloads for posters, podcasts, facts and more!
  • AIDS.gov acts as a ‘gateway’ to federal HIV/AIDS information and resources.

5. Get tested for HIV.
6. Know Your A,B,C’s…
7. Practice safe sexual practices.
8. Be educated about high risk behaviors
9. Talk about it. Text about it. Tweet About it. Spread the buzz.
10. Write a blog post, ;).