Institute for Latinx Health Equity

Check out this article from US News on Promotores. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-08-23/aha-news-promotores-create-a-bridge-between-healthier-living-and-a-growing-hispanic-population  Promotores, the Spanish term for community health workers, have served as liaisons between communities and public health and social services across Latin America for a long time. They are important for our efforts to reach out to disenfranchised communities and narrow gaps

New York, NY, November 1, 2022. The Latino Commission on AIDS and the Hispanic Health Network mourn the passing of Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, a leader who fought tirelessly for social justice. His work and legacy will continue to inspire leaders to follow his example of inclusion and fairness.

Hispanic Heritage Month | National Latinx HIV Awareness Day   This episode is dedicated to the Hispanic and Latinx Heritage month. We also observe National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day, October 15, to raise awareness about the impact the HIV epidemic has in these communities. Click here. H=H, the H is for Human, the podcast that

New York, NY, December 1, 2021— World AIDS Day is an opportunity to remember and honor the over 36 million lives around the world that passed due to HIV, including over 700,000 people in the U.S. It is also an opportunity to take a look back on how much we have advanced

From HIV.org. During today’s virtual meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Rachel Levine swore in eight new Council members. The new members bring diverse expertise and valuable perspectives and hail from six states. The new members are: Marlene McNeese, Assistant Director, Houston Health DepartmentGuillermo Chacón,