YouMeHIV
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Centering Black Communities, Transforming HIV Awareness
YOUMEHIV is a powerful campaign relaunched to raise awareness about the importance of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections impacting Black women and their community members. Rooted in SisterReach’s commitment to reproductive and sexual justice and harm reduction, this campaign takes a status-neutral approach, providing education about lifesaving interventions like PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP. Through shared stories, community education, and awareness, YOUMEHIV amplifies the voices of Black women and pregnant-capable individuals, as well as the family members in their lives —partners, children, parents, friends, colleagues.
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Together We Save Lives
YOUMEHIV originally launched in partnership with The Positive Experience in 2020 and remains a testament to the resilience and leadership of Black women advocating for their own health and the health of their communities. This campaign continues to push for equitable access, dismantling stigma, and empowering Black women to make informed decisions about their sexual health.
Learn more about the YOUMEHIV campaign and how you can support this vital work by clicking below. Together, we can foster a future where awareness, education, and community care saves lives.
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HIV is Not Just a Statistic—It’s Our Lives, Our Families, Our Community.
Black women deserve care, protection, and the power to make informed choices about their health.
SisterReach created YouMeHIV—a bold, status-neutral campaign designed to normalize HIV and STI testing, promote prevention tools, and center the voices of Black women, their families, and their communities.
HIV is not a distant issue. It’s right here, right now.
🛑 Black women account for nearly 60% of new HIV diagnoses among women in the U.S.
🛑 Memphis ranks second in the nation for new HIV transmissions.
🛑 In the Mid-South, Black women make up over 90% of all new HIV cases among women.
The South remains the epicenter of the HIV epidemic, and Black communities continue to bear the heaviest burden. It’s time to change the narrative.
What is YouMeHIV?
🔸 A Campaign for Black Women & Their Families – Because HIV prevention and care are not just individual concerns; they are community priorities.
🔸 A Status-Neutral Approach – Whether you are HIV-positive, HIV-negative, or unaware of your status, our goal is to provide education, testing, and prevention tools like PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP—without stigma or judgment.
🔸 A Movement for Change – YouMeHIV is raising awareness, breaking barriers, and providing access through billboards, bus ads, social media campaigns, community conversations, and real stories from Black women and those they love.
Why This Matters – For too long, HIV prevention efforts have left Black women and their unique needs out of the conversation. We’re changing that.
YouMeHIV is about:
✔ Empowering Black women, there families and communities with knowledge and resources
✔ Breaking down stigma around HIV testing and prevention
✔ Ensuring that our families, partners, and communities are part of the conversation
✔ Creating a future where Black women’s health is prioritized
A Crisis We Can
Not Ignore
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The Disproportionate Impact
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Black women make up only 13% of the U.S. female population, yet they account for 50% of new HIV diagnoses among women.
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Black/African American individuals represent just 12% of the U.S. population but make up 38% of all new HIV cases. (CDC, 2022)
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The Hidden Epidemic
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1 in 8 people living with HIV do not know their status. (CDC)
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At some point in her lifetime, 1 in 54 Black women will be diagnosed with HIV.
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Memphis & Shelby County: A Community in Crisis
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The Greater Memphis area ranks second in the nation for new HIV cases (2024).
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Shelby County has seen a 50% increase in new HIV cases among people aged 15 to 24.
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In Memphis, 93% of women diagnosed with HIV are Black—meaning 13 out of every 14 women diagnosed are Black. This is not by chance—it is a result of systemic inequality, stigma, and discrimination.