Credits: this summary of the impact of HIV among Hispanics/Latinos by gender, sexual orientation and age group has been prepared by Luis A. Mares, LMSW GENERAL Hispanic/Latino Americans in the United States have to deal with a variety of social determinants of health that put them in a precarious position when it comes to...
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Registration of NLAAD events is open, and HIV testing kits request form available for NLAAD 2022 campaign.
Creating awareness in the Hispanic/Latino Community through events nationwide has been the main goal of NLAAD through the years. Now that restrictions due to COVID-19 are not as strict as previous years we hope we can organize live events again. We won’t dismay in our efforts to end the HIV epidemic, and to deliver information and...
Registrations Open for NLAAD Webinar Series 2022
Tuesday October 4th, 3pm “A different PrEP Option: A Presentation for PrEP Professionals” Apretude is the first and only long acting injectable PrEP for reducing the risk of getting HIV. Join us to this presentation given by ViiV laboratories with information about this new important medical advance in the HIV field. [Registration link] Wednesday...
Launching of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day 2022: “You Choose!”
New York, September 15, 2022- October 15th is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). NLAAD’s campaign brings together Hispanic/Latinx communities and service providers, and organizations providing services to Hispanic/Latinx throughout the U.S. and territories under one theme. This year’s theme “You Choose!” informs us about new developments in the scientific field of HIV, that provide us...
We Can Change Our Narrative – HIV.gov PSA
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) , the Hispanic Federation and other organizations organize this day to build capacity for non-profit organizations and health departments to reach Latinx/Hispanic communities, promote HIV testing, and provide HIV prevention information and access to care. SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES Instagram Graphic (1080×1080) For more resources visit: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/awareness/nlaad.html