New York NY, October 14, 2026 — Community leaders, elected officials, health advocates, and service providers gathered at the steps of New York City Hall on Tuesday, October 13, to kick off National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), observed annually on October 15. Founded in 2003 by the Latino Commission on AIDS and Hispanic Federation,...
NLAAD 2026 officially kicked off this past weekend in Orlando, Florida, and what an amazing start it was! On Sunday, September 27, QLatinx teamed up with Pineapple Healthcare, University of Central Florida, and ViiV Healthcare at Southern Nights Orlando for an afternoon full of community, culture, and care. The event started by celebrating community and...
The NLAAD webinars are open to everyone. The sessions will include time for questions and answers and their recording will be posted in the NLAAD website. All webinars will provide interpretation into Spanish. Review the webinar listing below and register now to take part in these important conversations.Register by clicking on each image. This...
October 15 marks National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), a nationwide community initiative that promotes HIV testing, prevention, and access to HIV treatment within diverse communities, addressing the unique health challenges faced by the Hispanic/Latino population. The 2025 NLAAD campaign brings together communities, service providers, and organizations serving Hispanic/Latino individuals across the U.S. and its...
October 11, 2024 – HIV stigma, language barriers, discrimination, and misinformation about HIV are some of the challenges within Latine communities in the US. Gilead is helping to uplift the voices of advocates and community leaders promoting health equity for Latine communities, helping ensure everyone has fair and just opportunities to achieve optimal health outcomes...
October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). NLAAD promotes HIV testing, prevention, and treatment within diverse communities to address the health challenges the Hispanic/Latinx community confronts. The NLAAD 2024 campaign brings together communities, service providers, and organizations providing services to Hispanics/Latinxs throughout the U.S. and territories under one theme: “Start Treatment. Stick to...
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
An NLAAD 2020 event was organized and scheduled by the Epsilon Psi Chapter Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc from the University of Hawaii at Hilo – The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy for Monday, October 26 at 12pm Hawaii time (6pm NY time), and invited me to present about HIV among Latinos and National...
October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD). This year’s theme, “Ending HIV is at your fingertips,” focuses on the tools already available to address the HIV epidemic, like HIV testing, PrEP, condom use, HIV treatment, and U=U, as we are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, HIV has disproportionately impacted Hispanic/Latinx Americans, and a broad...
Episode 25 of DIFFA Dallas IMPACT Podcast, featuring host Shane Allen with special guest Luis Mares, LMSW, Director of Community Mobilization at the Latino Commission on AIDS that aired on the eve of NLAAD. Shane and Luis talk about stigma, and how that might be one factor in the disproportionately high HIV infection rate in...
