Dr. Kevin Fenton

Dr. Kevin Fenton

@CDC_DrFenton

Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director, CDC's Nat'l Ctr for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Following/being followed doesn't equal endorsement.

Policy: go.usa.gov/YjNP · http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp

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Just a reminder, recommends that all persons ages 13-64 years be tested at least once for HIV.

Los latinos son el 16% de la población en EE. UU. y el 20% de las nuevas infecciones por cada año.

Latinos make up about 16% of the U.S. population and around 20% of new infections each year.

Es el Día Nacional Latino para la Concientización del SIDA. ¡Hispanos unidos para acabar con el !

No single solution to stop HIV – to be effective we must tailor prevention programs to diverse needs of Latinos in U.S.

that's why need to fight stigma and discrim. at all levels. All of us are affected if any one of us is infected

Q2: Migration oft means interrupted medical care - can be very damaging 2 receiving anti-retrovirals.

¿El estigma y la negación del VIH contribuyen al riesgo del VIH? ¿Qué tal el acceso a la salud? Pobreza? Migración?

Debemos hacerle frente a las duras realidades sociales y económicas, que ponen algunos latinos en alto riesgo de contraer el VIH.

Does stigma and HIV denial contribute to HIV risk? What about health care access? Poverty? Migration? chat

We must confront the harsh social & economic realities that place some Latinos at greater risk for HIV. chat

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