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CDC Releases i know Social Media Effort for Young African Americans
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Tomorrow, the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) will release i know, a new social media effort of CDC’s Act Against AIDS campaign, to combat HIV among African American young adults. i know is designed to encourage young African American men and women aged 18–24 to talk openly and often...

National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention releases Strategic Plan for 2010-2015
Monday, March 1, 2010

This plan articulates a vision and overarching goals and strategies to guide and enhance NCHHSTP’s programs to prevent HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB) infections.
 

NCIHC Announces National Standards for Healthcare Interpreter Training Programs Advisory Committee
Sunday, February 28, 2010

Moving toward the development of national standards for training healthcare interpreters, the NCIHC today announces the members of their Advisory Committee for its National Standards for Training project.

Feb 28, 2010 – Moving toward the development of national standards for training healthcare interpreters, the National Council on Interpreting in Health...
"Latino National Survey - Connecticut Sample" Released
Friday, February 26, 2010

University of Connecticut, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, has released "Evidence from the Connecticut Samples of the Latino National Survey - New England"

Some Key Findings Include:

Latino Community Services hosts Community Assistance Forum for 2010 Census
Friday, February 26, 2010

With Census Day quickly approaching, Latino Community Services hosted a community assistance workshop on how to fill out the 2010 Census form. This event was part of a series of similar forums occurring across the country this week under the ya es hora, ¡HAGASE CONTAR! Campaign. This national coordinated effort seeks to ensure that all Latinos participate in the 2010...

LCS mourns the loss of Carlos del Toro
Monday, February 22, 2010
On February 22, 2010, the HIV/AIDS community lost a great person in the fight against     HIV/AIDS.  At Latino Community Services (then Latinos/as Contra SIDA), Carlos was the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Coordinator who provided HIV treatment advocacy and worked tirelessly on prevention issues and efforts to empower people living with HIV/AIDS. ...
The Budget and Beyond – A Call to Action for the HIV/AIDS Community and Government Officials
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

What we need beyond increased funding to end HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

New Debate on Sex Education as Teen Pregnancies Head Back Up
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A Guttmacher Institute report released Tuesday shows pregnancy and abortion rates among US teenage girls have increased for the first time in more than a decade. The analysis included data on teenage sex and births collected by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics and figures on abortions collected by CDC and Guttmacher.

Swearing Off Sex: Statistics Show Most Teen Abstinence Vows Are Abandoned
Monday, January 25, 2010
The Impact of Acculturation on Utilization of HIV Prevention Services and Access to Care Among Hispanics
Monday, January 11, 2010

In 2006, Hispanics constituted 14 percent of the US population but 22 percent of new HIV/AIDS cases. In addition, 32 percent of Hispanics who test HIV-positive are diagnosed with AIDS only one month later. Compared with non-Hispanic whites, Hispanics with HIV are more likely to be co-infected with hepatitis C.

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