Showing posts with label Latinx. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Latinx. Show all posts

Saturday, October 14, 2017

National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day

"October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day,* coordinated by the Latino Commission on AIDS. This year’s theme, It Takes a Team of Superheroes to Defeat HIV, calls us to work side by side, using our most powerful treatment and prevention options to end HIV among Hispanics/Latinos.
HIV diagnoses are down among Hispanic women/Latinas overall, falling 16% from 2010 to 2014. Despite that good news, HIV diagnoses have increased 13% from 2010 to 2014 among Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men. In 2015, Hispanics/Latinos accounted for about one quarter of all HIV diagnoses in the United States, though they made up 18% of the total population. Today, HIV continues to be a serious threat to the health of Hispanic/Latino communities..."
Latinx and AIDS