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Hispanics Make Up 21% Of New HIV/AIDS Infections

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Hispanics comprised 21% of new HIV/AIDS infections each year in the United States.
About 1 in 36 Hispanic men and 1 in 106 Hispanic women will be diagnosed with HIV at some point, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Latin Post reports.
That’s why the CDC launched a new Spanish-language campaign, Podemos Detener el VIH Una Conversación a la Vez (We Can Stop HIV One Conversation at a Time).
The campaign aims to provide knowledge and promote talking about HIV prevention to “increase HIV awareness, decrease stigma and shame that are too often associated with HIV, and play a part in stopping HIV in the Hispanic/Latino community.”
CDC offers great educational resources and materials.
It also has a four-part, telenovela-style video series about how a fictional Hispanic family deals with HIV/AIDS (produced by AltaMed):

Sin Vergüenza: Part 1
Sin Vergüenza: Part 2
Sin Vergüenza: Part 3
Sin Vergüenza: Part 4
 

The campaign also is available for Hispanics in English.
To read more please visit: http://latinalista.com/columns/blogbeat-columns/report-hispanics-make-21-new-hivaids-infections
Photo: www.hiv411.org
 

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