Keeping it Real and Living Affected

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is a nationwide observance that sheds light on the disease's impact on women and girls.

Every year on March 10, and throughout the month of March, thousands of people, advocacy organizations, and local and state public health officials host events and share facts about HIV/AIDS. This year's theme is "Share Knowledge. Take Action."

Southern WOW ( Women on Women) as a program of The Living Affected Corporation will be hosting Super Sistah Saturday, March 8, 12-4 at First Presbyterian Church, 401 North Maple Street in North Little Rock.

The event will feature area speakers on relevant women's topics, Zumba presentation, shopping, and free food. For more details and or sponsorship information contact 501.379-8203, check out their Facebook page or email at: info@livingaffected.org  Please enjoy the following posting and You are invited to:

 

LEARN

SPREAD THE WORD

JOIN

• Learn about National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and HIV/AIDS
• Spread the word
• Join our partners at events around the country
• Read about the 2014 ambassadors

HIV/AIDS is a serious public health issue for women and girls. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV. Of those people, one in four (25%) is a woman 13 or older. Approximately 27,000 women have HIV but do not know they have the disease. Together we can:

• Encourage women and girls to get tested and know their status
• Help decrease the number of women who are HIV-positive
• Increase awareness of safe practices to prevent HIV infection
• Help people become aware of the levels of care and treatment