National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 15, 2012
 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day serves to raise awareness of the disproportionate and continuing burden of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
- Hispanics/Latinos represented 16% of the U.S. population but accounted for 20% of new HIV infections in 2009.
- Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 17% of people living with HIV infection in 2008.
- More than 95,000 Hispanics/Latinos with AIDS have died since the beginning of the epidemic.
To learn more, explore our National Latino AIDS Awareness Day webpage. |
| HIV/AIDS-Related Research and Hispanics/Latinos | FY 2013 Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research:
Comprehensive plan for all National Institutes of Health (NIH) HIV-related research for 2013, from the Office of AIDS Research (OAR), NIH. The Reducing HIV-Related Disparities section of the plan includes research related to specific populations, including racial and ethnic populations.
Clinical Trials Related to HIV/AIDS and Hispanics/Latinos:
Research studies related to HIV/AIDS and Hispanics/Latinos, from the AIDSinfo clinical trial search.
- For help with your clinical trials search, contact an AIDSinfo health information specialist. One-on-one assistance in English and Spanish is available via the Internet (Live Chat) or phone (800-448-0440).
Published Research Related to HIV/AIDS and Hispanic/Latinos:
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Additional Information and Resources | HIV among Latinos, from CDC
HIV/AIDS - Specific Populations: Hispanics/Latinos
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