Take this month to raise awareness about safer sex!  Visit HealthFacts: Safer Sex

Learn more at http://www.blackaidsday.org/

Learn more about condoms and talk about them with friends, family, and anyone who needs to know!  Visit http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/issues/condoms

Learn more at http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/programs-events/nedawareness-week.php

Learn more at http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html

Organized by Kathleen Adams of the Young Women of Color Leadership Council, Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen (MHHK) is a multifaceted hip hop event designed to showcase women artists, especially women of color. MHHK serves as a social justice community-organizing platform that educates and empowers women of color on issues that impact their lives, including HIV/AIDS and reproductive justice.

2010's MHHK will be honoring International Women’s Month by shedding a light and creating awareness on Environmental Injustices and Educational Inequalities and their impact on women of color.

Keep an eye on the website for more information!

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is a nationwide initiative celebrated on March 10 every year to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Visit http://www.womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ to learn more!

Learn more at http://www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm 

To recognize the serious problem of alcohol abuse, April is designated “Alcohol Awareness Month.” Learn more at http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/seasonal/aprilalcohol/

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and encourage individuals and communities to support children and families.   Visit http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/ to learn more.

Visit http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/ to learn more about minority health issues.  Visit http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/issues/reproductivehealthandjustice to learn more about reproductive health and justice.

The month of April has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence (focusing on sexual assault and rape) and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.  Visit http://www.nsvrc.org/saam for more information. 

This year's theme is "Prevent Sexual Violence...on our campuses."  Visit http://www.nsvrc.org/saam for more information and to get involved.

With increasing economic troubles piled on to the stress of work and family demands, more and more Americans are suffering. Learn more at http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/may.

Learn more and plan events:  http://advfy.nonprofitsoapbox.com/storage/advfy/documents/ntppm.pdf

Despite much research, there still is not a vaccine for HIV/AIDS. All Americans, especially communities of color and men who have sex with men, need to learn more about HIV vaccine research in order to make an HIV vaccine a reality. Learn more at http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/vaccine/index.html 

According to the CDC, the number of APIs living with AIDS has climbed by more than 10 percent in each of the last 5 years.  Learn more at http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/asian/index.html 

HIV/AIDS has devastated the Caribbean, which ranks second only to sub-Saharan Africa for AIDS prevalence.  Learn more at http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/caribbeanamerican/index.html 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one out of five people living with HIV in the U.S. are unaware of their HIV status. Learn more at http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/testing/index.html