National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Coming Together to Fight HIV/AIDS

From The White House

To commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Senior Advisor to President Obama Valerie Jarrett shared her heart-felt thoughts on the importance of combating HIV/AIDS.

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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness is not just a day to increase awareness, but a day to act on your own health.

• Do you know your status? If not, text your zipcode to 566948 (“KNOWIT”) to find and HIV testing site near you or go to HIVtest.org.
• You can also call 1-800-CDC-INFORMATION for more information and testing sites in your area.
• Visit www.aids.gov for Federal resources, events in your area and tools to commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Jeffrey Crowley is the Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Senior Advisor on Disability Policy at the White House.