Held the first Friday of October, recognizes and honors DIS (Disease Intervention Specialists) as “the backbone of public health in the United States.” See https://www.cdc.gov/std/projects/DISday.htm

Celebrates coming out and to raise awareness of sexual and gender minority communities and the LGBT civil rights movement. Held on the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. See Resources Page.

Coordinated by the Latino Commission on AIDS, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is observed each year on October 15 to increase awareness of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the Hispanic and Latinx populations in the United States. The NLAAD campaign … Read More