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The mission of the Division of Disease Prevention is to maximize public health and safety through the elimination, prevention, and control of disease, disability, and death caused by HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. The Division ensures a basic level of health screening for all Virginia refugees.

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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is February 7!

Picture of NBHAAD logo with AIDS ribbon and date, February 7

“Changing the Course of HIV/AIDS,

1 Black Life at a Time!”

  • Check out our National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) flyer here. Also, we have a higher resolution version for download here (can be printed as an 18" X 24" poster).
  • Check the calendar below to view the listing of events that we have received.
  • Click here to go to the online Events Submission Form for NBHAAD and get your organization's events listed on the HIV/STD Events Calendar.
  • Visit the NBHAAD web page for 2012 to find more information and resources.

 

 

Virginia HIV/STD Resources Now Available Through Searchable Database

DDP is pleased to announce the new Virginia HIV/STD Resource and Referral Guide. DDP has overhauled its printed guide and developed a user-friendly, web-based, searchable database for HIV and STD resources. In addition to allowing users to search for services, the database allows DDP to provide information about the eligibility requirements, intake procedures, documentation and fees associated with each service location.

The Resource and Referral Guide can be accessed at http://bit.ly/vdhrrg. Please help us get the word out and share this link! Feedback on the database, as well as corrections and omissions should be submitted to Ryland Roane, Hotline Supervisor, at Ryland.Roane@vdh.virginia.gov and at 1-800-533-4148.

Click here for the Virginia HIV/AIDS and STD Resource and Referral Database User Guide, and learn how to optimize your database search!

 


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Did you know? The Division of Disease Prevention, HIV, STD, Viral Hepatitis Hotline has gone viral! You can find us on Facebook at

http://www.facebook.com/diseasepreventionhotline

Hope to see you there!

 

HIV Stops with Me Campaign Launched in Virginia

The Division of Disease Prevention is pleased to announce the launching of the HIV Stops with Me campaign in Virginia, funded by the Primary Prevention for People Living with HIV grant program. The target audiences for this campaign are men who have sex with men and heterosexual African-American women in the Northern, Eastern and Central health regions. The goal of this campaign is to reduce stigma associated with HIV and prevention among HIV-positive individuals. Please visit the website by clicking here.

Logo for HIV Stops with Me campaign - 2 doves holding up a banner among clouds that say "HIV STOPS WITH ME.ORG" Click here to go to the website.

 

Upcoming HIV Awareness Days:

 

  • National HIV/AIDS Testing Day
    June 27 Read more
  • National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day September 27 Read more
  • National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
    October 15 Read more
  • World AIDS Day
    December 1 Read more

 

Sisters Promoting HOPE logo - "Honoring ourselves with perseverance and empowerment", silhouette of a woman dancing exuberantly among colorful flowers. Sisters Promoting H.O.P.E. is a Virginia team of sisters, representing public health, community-based organizations, faith institutions, and citizens, who are concerned about the plight of HIV among Black women. We recognize there must be a change, so we are committed to making a difference. Visit our website here.

 

Check out the Southern AIDS Living Quilt, a website that illustrates the growing impact of HIV/AIDS on women in the southern United States, particularly women of color.

The Living Quilt is a project of the Southern AIDS Coalition and supported by Gilead Sciences.

 

Do you have questions about HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?
Please call the HIV/STD/Viral Hepatitis Hotline:1-800-533-4148 (toll free)
Email the Hotline: hiv-stdhotline@vdh.virginia.gov

 

Customer Forms
Click here for a quick access to the Division's most frequently downloaded forms.
Newly Released/Updated Documents, Resources, and Updates

 

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Last Updated: 01-30-2012

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