World AIDS Day is celebrated on December 1 each year around the world. It has become one of the most recognized international health days and a key opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services.
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National Latino AIDS Awareness Day.
The National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is a national community mobilization and social marketing campaign focused on HIV awareness, testing, prevention and education. NLAAD takes place annually on October 15th, the last day of Hispanic Heritage month and was initiated as a response to the HIV/AIDS crisis within Hispanic/Latino communities in the U.S. and its territories. In the past eight years, organizations participating in NLAAD have provided HIV testing to over 75,000 individuals nationwide.
Improving the Economic Well-Being of Latino Kids.
Hispanic children are tomorrow’s workers and taxpayers. Investing in their education and well-being is investing in America’s future. The Census’s most recent data, however, reveal that of all racial and ethnic groups, Latinos experienced the largest one-year increase in poverty in 2009. The number of Hispanic families with children in poverty has been exacerbated by the current recession and disproportionately high unemployment among Latino workers who are concentrated in the hard-hit industries, such as construction.
