Latinos

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Latinos HIV

• César Portillo
• Vice President Strategic Development, BIENESTAR
• www.bienestar.org
• May 2 2008

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Bienestar Services

• Support Groups
• Lesbian and bisexual women
• Gay and Bisexual Men
• Young women 14 - 24 years old
• Transgender Women
• Queer Youth
• Men who have sex with men and women

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Bienestar Services

• Support Groups
• Women who are living with HIV/AIDS
• Gay and bisexual men living with HIV/AIDS
• Transgender women living with HIV/AIDS
• Heterosexual men and women who are living with or
  affected by HIV/AIDS
• Individuals dealing with substance use

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Bienestar Services

• HIV Testing
• Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Education
• Health Education
• Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services (CRCS)

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Bienestar Locations
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Bienestar Locations
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Proportion of U.S. AIDS Cases by Race/Ethnicity,
1985-2004
Percent of AIDS Diagnoses
White, non-Hispanic
African American
Latino
20
15
American Indian/ Alaska Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
2004
US data slides courtesy of Jennifer Kates at KFF,
delivered annually at Bienestar Congressional
Briefing on HIV/AIDS Note Data are
estimates. Source CDC, Data Request, 2006.
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Mode of Exposure
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Top 10 MSAs Latinos as Share of People Living
with AIDS by MSA, 2001
Latinos as Share of U.S. AIDS Prevalence 20
Notes MSA names and definitions are those used
by CDC at time of this report and may not reflect
current names and definitions. MSAs included are
those with 500,000 or more population. Data are
estimates only. Source Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Supplemental Report, Vol. 9, No. 2
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HIV Exclusion Latinos

• Obsolete policy
• Other wealthy nations lack exclusion
• Formal sponsor affidavit
• Reform Exclusion Mass Deportation
• Those aware will avoid process
• Others face deportation, poor access to Rx

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HIV Exclusion Latinos

• Congress must overturn
• Administration should support
• National Latino organizations must unite behind
  this call

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NASTAD Recommendations

• Improve access to prevention, care, and treatment
  regardless of immigration or citizenship status.
• Make participatory planning processes more
  responsive to Latinos.
• Tap into, develop and support Latino leadership.

Source Addressing HIV/AIDS Latino Perspectives
Policy Recommendations, National Alliance of
State Territorial AIDS Directors, July 2003
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NASTAD Recommendations

• Organize and mobilize Latinos
• Support local and national research
• Establish international collaborations

Source Addressing HIV/AIDS Latino Perspectives
Policy Recommendations, National Alliance of
State Territorial AIDS Directors, July 2003