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Guest Voz: CDC Blunders in Excluding Communities of Color Among High Risk Groups for Covid-19

Jul 30, 2020, 12:32 PM 0

By Edward T. Rincón LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: Crossposted from The Culture of Research blog) It really makes little sense. Despite the fact that Blacks, Hispanics and Native Americans are being hospitalized and dying at considerably higher rates than…

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Before talking about HIV, Latinos need to have this conversation first

Feb 25, 2016, 3:36 PM 0

CDC Latino HIV Awareness GIF More Latinos are getting HIV than we think. Learn why & how. TONIGHT 2.18 @ 9pm ET, @Latism & @talkHIV discuss HIV. #OneConversation #LATISM #HIV Posted by Latinos In Social Media on Thursday, February…

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New CDC report shows Latinas lead way in teen pregnancies before age 18

Apr 9, 2014, 12:00 AM 0

LatinaLista — The Center for Disease Control’s latest report on teen pregnancy rates in the United States has the usual good news and bad news. The good news is that the rate of teen births is continuing to decline…

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Diagnosed diabetes grows at a dramatic rate throughout the United States

Dec 11, 2012, 2:34 PM 0

La Costa Latina The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes increased in all U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico between 1995 and 2010, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During that…

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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….

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CDC explains why Puerto Ricans left out of major report documenting HIV incidence among U.S. Latino population

Aug 4, 2008, 6:13 PM 0

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…