Posts Tagged ‘Latino’
Focus Group: MSM Hispanos y Latinos
Friday, May 10th, 2019Black & Latino Barber Shop Health Outreach Initiative
Friday, June 10th, 2016
The Coalition’s Men’s Health Event is sponsored by The Healthy Black and Latino Barbershop Initiative in Poughkeepsie, NY. Following the Barbershop visits will be a Father’s Day Parade in honor of one of our local community volunteers (John Flowers) who passed away earlier this year (organized by his daughter Yvonne Flowers and her committee. After the parade we will all gather on the Hudson River for more Men’s Health activities, entertainment, food, fun and fellowship.
HIV Crisis Among Hispanic MSM
Monday, February 29th, 2016
The Latino Commission on AIDS and the Hispanic Health Network just released this infographic on the HIV crisis among Hispanic/Latino men. This comes on the heels of the CDC’s recent release of a study which says that 1 in 4 Hispanic MSM (men who have sex with men) are estimated to be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime.
“While Latinos are 17% of the US population, they accounted for 24% of all HIV infections in 2014. In 2014, every 54 minutes a Latino MSM was diagnosed with HIV in the United States and US territories.” Read more here.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 15
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) 
, the Hispanic Federation and many other organizations organize this day.
Find NLAAD resources at http://www.nlaad.org/ , including posters, graphics, PSAs and themed materials.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Tuesday, January 6th, 2015National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014oday is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. In 2010 Latinos accounted for 26 per cent of #HIV infections among injection drug users. This clip, narrated by actress Rosie Perez, discusses the desperate need to lift the ban on federal funding for syringe exchange.
WATCH HERE: http://theexchange.amfar.org/race-and-drugs/index.html #NLAAD
Video: Young Adults Talk About Our Mosaic Center in Mt. Vernon
Monday, December 16th, 2013We recently sat down with four young people at our Mosaic Center in Mount Vernon, NY and asked them what they like best about our CHAPS HIV prevention program. Here’s what they said. Contact us to find out more about our HIV prevention programs and other services available at the Mosaic Center. Visit www.mychaps.org or call (914) 699-1025 to find out more.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 15
The Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) 
, the Hispanic Federation and many other organizations organize this day.
Find NLAAD resources at http://www.nlaad.org/ , including posters, graphics, PSAs and themed materials.