STD/HIV/TB SECTION
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2016
Overview
Minnesota AIDS Facts
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
(NBHAAD), held annually on Feb. 7, encourages
African American and African immigrant
communities to get educated, get tested, get
treated, and get involved with HIV/AIDS
prevention. The theme for NBHAAD 2016 is, “I
Am My Brother’s and Sister’s Keeper: Fight
HIV/AIDS!”
As of 12/31/14, a total of 10,718 HIV and AIDS
cases have been reported to the Minnesota
Department of Health (MDH) since the
epidemic began:
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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2,126 (20 percent) African American
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823 (7 percent) African-born
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652 African Americans have died
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60 African-born persons have died
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1,719 African Americans currently living
with HIV (includes those who have
relocated to Minnesota)
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1,100 African-born persons currently living
with HIV (includes those who have
relocated to Minnesota)
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Host an event to re-sound the alarm
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Articles/editorials/news releases in
newspapers and newsletters
307 new HIV cases were reported in 2014:
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Community forums on AIDS
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Rapid HIV testing opportunities at
community locations and events
136 (44 percent) cases among whites: rate
3.1 per 100,000
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Agency/clinic-based HIV testing for walk-ins
arranged and scheduled
61 (20 percent) cases among African
Americans: rate 31.8 per 100,000
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Public exhibits to distribute HIV prevention
education materials
52 (17 percent) cases among African-born:
rate 67.0 per 100,000
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Community marches and rallies
Statewide rates for African Americans were
10 times greater than whites
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Social media, blogs and mobile text
messaging used to promote NBHAAD
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Rates for African-born communities were
22 times greater than whites
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Agency Web pages created and posted 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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Get NBHAAD resources from the National
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
(http://nationalblackaidsday.org/) website
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
January 2016