Each year, on June 27, we observe National HIV Testing
Day (NHTD). On this day, we unite with partners, health departments, and other
organizations to raise awareness about the importance of HIV testing and early
diagnosis of HIV.
Get Involved
The 2020 NHTD theme is about the power of “Knowing”—
knowing your HIV status, knowing your risk, knowing your prevention options,
and knowing your treatment options. This theme highlights the many ways to stay
in-the-know about HIV testing and expands beyond testing to include broader
awareness of the many options related to HIV prevention, testing, and
treatment. This year also focuses on self-testing as an option when
facility-based services and in-person patient-clinician contact is limited.
Partners and organizations can use the Let’s
Stop HIV Together campaign resources to promote this theme and to
promote HIV
testing. The Let’s Stop HIV Together campaign
includes resources and partnerships aimed
at stopping HIV stigma and
promoting HIV testing, prevention,
and treatment.
This campaign is part of the national Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative.
Let’s Stop HIV Together empowers communities, partners
on the ground, and healthcare providers to reduce stigma among all Americans,
prevent HIV among the hardest-hit populations, and help people with HIV stay
healthy.
Get the Word Out
Share these posts and the accompanying images on
social media. If creating your own posts, we encourage you to use
#HIVTestingDay (#DíaNacionalDeLaPruebaDelVIH in Spanish) and #NHTD to get NHTD
content trending. Be sure to follow us online for more resources and social
media content.
Looking for more content to promote HIV testing? Visit
our Let’s
Stop HIV Together Social Media Toolkit for more ready-to-go
social media messages to use anytime!
SOURCE: THE CDC
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