Futuros Con Promesa Prevention Program in Webb County

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
October 15 is the eighth annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day , NLAAD focuses on how Latinos can work together to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in the community. This year's theme "Save A Life; It May Be Your Own" urges Hispanics/Latinos to get tested for HIV, which is critical to preventing the spread of HIV.

Getting tested for HIV is essential for Latinos as the risk of being infected with HIV is great. According to a new CDC study of HIV among Hispanics/Latinos in Puerto Rico and 37 states* in 2007, the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with HIV is 1 in 36 for Hispanic males and 1 in 106 for Hispanic females. The overall risk that Hispanics/Latinos will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime is 1 in 52.
Source HIV.GOV https://www.hiv.gov/blog/national-latino-aids-awareness-day-1

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day October 15 is the eighth annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day , NLAAD focuses on how Latinos can work together to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in the community. This year's theme "Save A Life; It May Be Your Own" urges Hispanics/Latinos to get tested for HIV, which is critical to preventing the....

El VIH y las personas que se inyectan dr**as
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Si bien la cantidad de diagnósticos de infección por el VIH entre las personas que se inyectan dr**as se ha mantenido estable en los últimos años, el consumo de dr**as inyectables en algunas áreas de los Estados Unidos ha creado dificultades para la prevención y ha puesto a nuevas poblaciones en riesgo de contraer el VIH. Esto destaca la necesidad de fortalecer las labores de prevención del VIH entre las personas que se inyectan dr**as, por ejemplo, con la expansión de la cobertura y el apoyo para programas integrales de servicios de jeringas.
Comportamientos de riesgo
El riesgo de contraer o transmitir el VIH varía ampliamente según el tipo de exposición o comportamiento. Por lo general, las personas que contraen o transmiten el VIH lo hacen por medio de las relaciones sexuales anales o vaginales, o al compartir agujas, jeringas u otros implementos para la inyección de dr**as como, por ejemplo, los calentadores.
Source CDC.GOV El VIH y las personas que se inyectan dr**as | Grupos | VIH/SIDA | CDC

HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men
Gay, bisexual, and other men who reported male-to-male sexual contacta are the population most affected by HIV in the United States. In 2018, gay and bisexual menb made up 69% of the 37,968 new HIV diagnosesc in the United States (US) and dependent areas.d Approximately 492,000 sexually active gay and bisexual men are at high risk for HIV; however, we have more tools to prevent HIV than ever before.
The Numbers


Source CDC.GOV https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/msm/index.html

HIV and Gay and Bisexual Men Gay and bisexual men are more severely affected by HIV than any other group in the United States.

Drug abuse is driving a surge in hepatitis C infections, CDC says
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(TVN, May 18) The number of new hepatitis C cases has almost tripled in the past five years, mainly due to people sharing drug needles, according to health officials.
“Reported cases of acute HCV infection increased more than 2.9-fold from 2010 through 2015, rising annually throughout this period,” a new Centers of Disease Control and Prevention report said. Infections are rising fastest among young adults. Read more.

Source Getsmartaboutdrugs.gov https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/news-statistics/2017/05/22/drug-abuse-driving-surge-hepatitis-c-infections-cdc-says

Drug abuse is driving a surge in hepatitis C infections, CDC says | Get Smart About Drugs (TVN, May 18) The number of new hepatitis C cases has almost tripled in the past five years, mainly due to people sharing drug needles, according to health officials.