December 1st is World AIDS Day!

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The HIV Epidemic is real

December 1st marks World AIDS Day. We can all do something—as individuals, communities, and as world citizens—to fight the spread of HIV and AIDS. Educate, motivate, and mobilize your local community to support prevention efforts.

Currently, up to 1 out of 4 people who have HIV don't know it. Knowing if you have HIV can be essential to your sexual health. If you know you have HIV, you are more likely to get the care you need to keep from developing AIDS. If you know you don't have HIV, you can learn what you need to do to protect yourself and your partner(s) from getting it.

Find out more: HIV Testing at a Glance

Learn the facts: Florida has the 3rd highest rate in the nation of new AIDS diagnoses and the 5th highest rate of new HIV infections. 15% of new HIV infections occurred among those under the age of 25. Our teens need comprehensive, medically-accurate, and age-appropriate factual information about HIV/AIDS. Learn more at the Healthy Teens Campaign website.

See Barack & Michelle Obama get tested and discuss the importance of HIV testing at the White House blog, here.

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