National Latino AIDS Awareness Day – Latina Lista: News from the Latinx perspective

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National Latino AIDS Awareness Day underscores the ongoing need for Latino HIV/AIDS outreach

Oct 15, 2012, 1:00 PM 0

LatinaLista — The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says that since the HIV epidemic started more than 18,000 Latinos have died from it. Even with all the information available and campaigns broadcast, Latinos are still not getting the message….

Education, General, Government, Health

New study finds Latinos afflicted with AIDS are underrepresented in clinical treatment studies

Oct 15, 2009, 10:10 AM 0

LatinaLista — As of 2007, Hispanics represented 15.3% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau), but accounted for 19% of those living with AIDS and 18% of those living with an undiagnosed HIV infection (Centers for Disease Control and…