HIV/AIDS has devastated the Caribbean, which ranks second only to sub-Saharan Africa for AIDS prevalence. In 2007, the United Nations estimated that 14,000 Caribbeans died of AIDS, an additional 230,000 were living with the virus and 20,000 people are newly infected . In 2005, there were a reported 38,133 new HIV diagnoses among Caribbean Americans in the U.S.

June is National Caribbean-American Heritage Month in the United States, June 8th is an annual observance of National Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness. NCAHAAD is a national mobilization effort designed to encourage Caribbean-American and Caribbean-born individuals, across the United States and its territories, to get educated, get tested, get treated and get involved. It is also a time to reflect, memorialize and show compassion for those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. It is a day of hope for the future of a Caribbean and Caribbean American community with available preventive health care as a daily part of life and a Caribbean Diaspora free of AIDS.

June 8th - National Caribbean American HIV/AIDSAwareness Day

Join us for a Town Hall Meeting themed: "Two Sisters Talking: An Evening with Rosemarie Stone (Jamaica) and
Michelle Lopez (Trinidad)"

The focus is on educating the Caribbean American community about chronic and infectious diseases that is impacting people of color.

This town hall meeting will bring together a panel of leading experts to discuss

Health disparities in the Caribbean American community

Women's Leadership

Caribbean Youth Health Future Leadership

Health Care Reform: Access to Care for Caribbean Americans