The AIDS Lady, a one-person performance by Anna De Luna, will explore various characters while engaging audience members with stories of courageous youth and the HIV positive population she serves. The original piece uses theatre as a tool to raise awareness of the issue of HIV/AIDS – as Ms. De Luna will perform a rapid...
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of June 30, 2018, 41,609 Hispanics in the city tested positive for the disease. The president of the Latino Commission on AIDS, Guillermo Chacón, said that “we have to intensify our work to raise awareness and support the population living with this...
This episode focuses on the crisis of health access and awareness among the Latin population in the United States. Our guest Gabriella Betancourt has been Deputy Director of Research and Evaluation for the Latino Commission on AIDS since 2015. She is currently a Doctoral candidate in the area Public Health with more than 10 years...
Dear Colleague: October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), sponsored by the Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA). This year’s theme “Living with HIV or not…we’re in this together,” aims to eliminate HIV-related stigma and reminds us that we all have a role to play in ending the HIV epidemic. To honor this day,...
Today on National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), AIDSVu highlights the disproportionate impact of HIV on Hispanic/Latinx persons in the United States, as well as the ongoing need for inclusive and representative HIV services. To this end, AIDSVu is proud to release infographics in both Spanish and English, in partnership with the Latino Commission on...
Leaders from different organizations gathered in Lower Manhattan to lead an education event in the framework of the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, which will be held on October 15. According to figures from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six Hispanics lives with the disease and does not yet know it.
Positively Aware‘s “A Day with HIV” anti-stigma photo campaign is taking place today. The campaign captures 24 hours in the lives of people affected by HIV stigma, which impacts everyone regardless of age, race, or status. The social media-driven campaign, now in its tenth year, is an opportunity for people to share a moment of their...
