STD/HIV/TB SECTION
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2016
Overview
Minnesota AIDS Facts
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day (NWGHAAD), held annually on March 10,
hopes to raise awareness of the impact of
HIV/AIDS on women and girls.
As of Dec. 31, 2014, a total of 10,718 HIV and
AIDS cases have been reported to the
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) since
the epidemic began:
Today, about one in four people living with HIV
in the U.S. are women 13 or older. Only about
half of women living with HIV are getting care,
and only four in 10 of them have the virus
under control.
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1,880 (24 percent) were female cases
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402 females have died
How to Participate
Organizations may wish to provide or host
activities that can help raise awareness about
HIV/AIDS within their communities:
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Articles/editorials/news releases in
newspapers and newsletters
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Community forums or events on AIDS
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Rapid HIV testing opportunities at
community locations and events
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Agency/clinic-based HIV testing for walk-ins
arranged and scheduled
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Public exhibits to distribute HIV prevention
education materials
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Community marches and rallies
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Social media, blogs and mobile text
messaging used to promote NWGHAAD
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Dedicated agency Web pages for the
observance
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Youth peer education performances at
schools and public events
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Places of worship promote the observance
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Distribute NWGHAAD resources from
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day
(http://www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad)
There is an estimated 7,988 persons living with
HIV in Minnesota. Of this total:
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1,880 (24 percent) were among females
(includes those who have relocated to
Minnesota)
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Among females living with HIV: 627 (33
percent) were African-born, 515 (27
percent) African-American, 459 (24 percent)
white, 126 (7 percent) Latina, 53 (3 percent)
American Indian, 45 (2 percent) Asian
Pacific Islander, and 55 (3 percent) other
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Among females living with HIV: 73 percent
were heterosexual, 3 percent injecting drug
users, 1 percent perinatal, 10 percent no
interview, and 14 percent unspecified
307 new HIV cases were reported in 2014. Of
these cases:
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73 (24 percent) cases among females
Among the female cases, 44 percent were
among African-born, 19 percent white, 22
percent African-American, 6 percent Latina,
3 percent American Indian, 1 percent Asian
Pacific Islander, and 1 percent other.
STD/HIV/TB Section
PO Box 64975, St. Paul, MN 55164
651-201-5414
www.health.state.mn.us/hiv
To obtain this information
in a different format, call:
651-201-5414
February 2016