LatinaLista — The Latino Commission on AIDS has released a new report that is as chilling as it is hopeful. New York State Responds to the Latino HIV/AIDS Crisis and Plans for Action is a report detailing strategies on how the Latino community — local leaders and politicians — can work to prevent and reduce [...]
Latino Commission on AIDS launches new site in time for National HIV Testing Day
LatinaLista — Saturday, June 27, is National HIV Testing Day. While HIV/AIDS used to be the “gay man’s disease,” we all know that no longer is the case. Men, women and children of all ethnicities have the disease. It’s been reported that Latinos comprise 18 percent of those individuals who have HIV and don’t even [...]
Condom Awareness Week rubs people the wrong way
LatinaLista — Mañana may be the internationally observed day of L-O-V-E, otherwise known as Valentine’s Day but it’s also the start of Condom Awareness Week. The link between the two should be obvious — people in love usually want to formalize the relationship by having sex. Yet, when more than 60% of all new HIV [...]
Latino AIDS cases in Deep South creating a health crisis for southern states
LatinaLista — Today marks the 20th anniversary of the observance of World AIDS Day. In 20 years, a lot of progress has been made in educating local and state governments and the general public about the existence of the disease. In fact, it’s a safe assumption that the majority of people do know about it. [...]
Observance of National Latino Aids Awareness Day focuses on encouraging people to self-test for HIV/AIDS
LatinaLista — Today is National Latino Aids Awareness Day (NLAAD). While Latinos account for 14 percent of the U.S. population, we unfortunately represent 22 percent of new HIV/AIDS diagnosis in 2006. Among Latinas, the statistics are increasingly worse. What was once thought as a gay man’s disease has sprung up among heterosexual men, women and [...]
CDC explains why Puerto Ricans left out of major report documenting HIV incidence among U.S. Latino population
LatinaLista — This past weekend at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released the much anticipated report, Estimation of HIV Incidence in the United States. One group that was anxiously awaiting the release of this report was the Latino Commission on AIDS. Given the rising incidence of AIDS [...]
