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Encuentro 2024: Legacy of Love – Elevating LGBTQIA Latinx Health
Charlotte, NC, October 24, 2024 - Latinos in the South, a regional program of the Latino Commission on AIDS, will host its annual regional Encuentro focused on the Southern Latinx LGBTQIA+ community from October 24-26, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2024 Encuentro, now in its 5th year, ....

Hispanic/Latine Organizations United on Ten Federal Health Policy Recommendations
New York, NY, October 22, 2024 - On the eve of the U.S. Presidential Election, the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network of prominent Hispanic/Latine policymakers, community leaders, and public health advocates has developed Ten Federal Health Policy Recommendations....

National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day Launches 2024 Campaign: "Start Treatment. Stick to It. Get Better."
New York, NY, October 10, 2024 - National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD), is observed each year on the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month - October 15. For the past 21 years NLAAD has been successful in mobilizing communities to raise awareness and highlight the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Hispanic/Latinx communities....

Art Call for Trans and GNC Latine Youth
September 23, 2024 - For the sixth consecutive year, Oasis Community Pride Center is mobilizing communities against transphobia. This year in addition to reaching a national and international audience through our Zero Transphobia Week of Action, we are partnering with Trans Power in Diversity to engage with trans and gender non-conforming (gnc) latine youth artists....

The First National Hispanic/Latinx Older Adults and HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
New York, NY, July 25, 2024 - The First National Hispanic/Latinx Older Adults and HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, is held each year on July 16, in remembrance of Dennis deLeon, President Emeritus of the Latino Commission on AIDS. On Tuesday, July 16, elected officials, activists, religious leaders and non-profit organization gathered at the NYC AIDS Memorial Park, to express their support....

Remembering Gerardo Pineda and His Impactful Life
New York, NY, July 12, 2024 - The Latino Commission on AIDS mourns the passing of our own Gerardo Pineda (1964-2024). Gerardo, born in Venezuela, worked in many programs and initiatives of the Commission; particularly on those whose focus was the advancement of the LGBTQ+ community, the rights of trans individuals and the promotion of HIV prevention and treatment...

Hispanic/Latinx communities: The second most impacted by HIV in the US and Territories
New York, NY, May 22, 2024 - HIV continues to devastate communities of color across the U.S., 6 territories, and freely associated states. While representing 19% of the U.S. population, Hispanics/Latinxs represented 31% of new HIV cases in 2022...

National Hispanic/Latinx Health Policy Leadership Summit: A Huge Success!
Washington, DC. May 9, 2024 - The health policy-focused National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Summit on May 6th-7th, 2024 in Washington, D.C. was a huge success. The Summit gathered one hundred community leaders and public health experts from throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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HIV/AIDS among Latinos
Recent data about rates of infection in the Latino community in the U.S.
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A free of judgment Latino LGBT center that provides social support programs, health education services, testing, and much more.
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Latinos in the Deep South
Strengthening the the public health infrastructure for the growing Latino population in the southern states.
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