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APRIL 10, 2023 | for HIV/AIDS, for CONCUSSIONS, for COVID-19
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day 2023
Since 2013, National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day has been commemorated every year on April 10th to increase awareness of the disease among youth and celebrate their efforts to improve education outcomes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2020, 20% of new HIV diagnoses in the United States were...
APRIL 10, 2021 | for HIV/AIDS
National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Prevention Begins with Me
"The future belongs to our youth.” -- Nelson Mandela The WHO estimates that over 30% of all new HIV infections globally occur among youth ages 15 to 25 years (WHO). Youth are at an elevated risk of contracting HIV in part because during this time, they are more likely to explore their sexuality when they aren’t...
