Latinas: Tips+Tools

Every 9' minutes someone in the United States is infected with HIV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Latinos are 18% of individuals living with undiagnosed HIV infection. Among people who are HIV-positive, almost half of Latinos (43%) are diagnosed late in the course of their infection -- when it may be too late to fully benefit from life-extending treatments. With these statistics in mind, in advance of the upcoming National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, on October 15, the Latino Commission on AIDS has relaunched its website, which is aimed at disseminating information about the disease and increasing access to care. "Every person has the responsibility to change the course of this devastating epidemic by learning the facts, getting tested routinely, and getting connected to care," commission leaders say. Click on the link above to visit the revamped website -- and watch Blessing in Disguise, a video of Betsy Luz Correa's story.