It's not gonna happen to me: America Responds to AIDS

Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2HOPS04Gm0&list=PL9IJKWo9nRDurUjN3ZvWkFegMxKLmfR-N&index=56

Date

1987-1996

Description

From 1987 to 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored America Responds to AIDS, a multipart public awareness campaign that focused on reaching a wide range of audiences variously defined by identity or behavior.

People saying "It's not gonna happen to me" followed by testimonials of people with AIDS. Advertisement ends with "If you are tired of thinking about HIV listen to someone who is really sick of it."

Source

Part of the David J. Sencer CDC Museums Collection at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.