Public Health & Education - Houston Health Officials Join Effort to Urge Latinos to Get Tested for HIV Houston officials on Thursday joined the 'Flor de la Vida/Flower of Life' campaign, an effort to increase health awareness and HIV testing among area Latinos, the Houston Chronicle reports. Latinos represent 15% of the AIDS cases in Harris County and make up 33% of the county's population, according to Dr. M www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=11096

2002-05-13

Across The Nation - Number of HIV Cases Double Among N.C. Latinos; Cultural Taboos Challenge Education Efforts The number of new HIV cases among Latinos has more than doubled in Mecklenburg County, N.C., and all of the state in recent years, 'worrying' health officials who say that 'cultural silence and risky sexual behavior' could facilitate the spread of the virus in the future, the Charlotte Observer reports. The www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=27226

2004-12-14

Across The Nation - Disproportionately High Number of Latinos With HIV/AIDS Live in Northeastern New York; Officials Identify Contributing Factors Health officials attending a conference in Albany, N.Y., on Thursday said that several factors, including language barriers, lack of health insurance and 'macho' traditions that pervade relationships, contribute to high HIV/AIDS rates among Latinos, the Albany Times Union reports. A disproportionately high n www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=16619

2003-03-17

Across The Nation - AIDS Cases Among Latinos in Washington, D.C., Region Rising; Poor Access to Services Blamed, Washington Post Reports The Washington Post today examines the rising HIV infection rate among Latinos in the Washington, D.C., region and the barriers to HIV/AIDS testing and care that the population faces. Latinos have been 'among the slowest to mobilize' against HIV/AIDS, although AIDS-related illnesses are now the leading cause www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=10726

2002-04-22

Across The Nation - HIV/AIDS Growing Problem Among Latinos, Particularly Women, National Latino AIDS Conference Delegates Say HIV/AIDS is a growing and 'frightening' problem among Latinos in the United States, particularly women, Miguel Gomez, director of the HHS Office of HIV/AIDS Policy's Leadership Campaign on AIDS, told delegates at the first-ever National Conference on Latinos and AIDS, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. About www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=23910

2004-05-26

Across The Nation - Increasing Number of HIV Cases Detected Among Central Florida Latinos Concerns Health Officials An increasing number of Latinos in Central Florida are being diagnosed with HIV, raising concerns among some state health officials and advocacy groups, the Orlando Sentinel reports. According to state health district statistics, the number of new HIV cases among Latino adults in several Central Florida coun www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=32567

2005-09-15

Across The Nation - Groups Target HIV Prevention at Latinos in Michigan, California, Arizona Several groups, realizing the need to prevent HIV among Latinos, have begun campaigns to encourage Latinos to be tested for HIV. In Michigan, as the rate of Latinos who fail to return to obtain the results of their HIV tests was the highest of any ethnic group in 1999 -- 53% versus 46% among blacks and 23% a www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=2260

2001-01-16

Public Health & Education - HHS To Launch HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign Aimed at Latinos U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona on Friday to mark National Latino AIDS Awareness Day announced that HHS will launch a new national HIV/AIDS awareness campaign aimed at Latinos, the Miami Herald reports (Tasker, Miami Herald, 10/16). More than 130 U.S. cities sponsored activities in observance of NLAAD o www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=26303

2004-10-19

Across The Nation - National Council of La Raza Conference Addresses AIDS Among Latinos The National Council of La Raza on Tuesday in Austin, Texas, concluded its Annual Conference, one of the largest Latino conferences in the United States, with discussions of health issues affecting the Latino community, including HIV/AIDS, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Advocates, health workers and www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=18860

2003-07-17

Across The Nation - Most Health Care Providers in Los Angeles County Do Not Offer HIV Tests to Latinos, Study Says Most primary care providers -- including doctors, nurses and physician assistants -- in Los Angeles County do not offer HIV tests to Latino patients, according to a study released Thursday by the University of California-Los Angeles' AIDS Institute, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the study, 41% www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=43295

2007-03-02