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Greetings, Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) is an official partner in today's National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) with the purpose of increasing awareness in the Latino community of Planned Parenthood as a primary, high-quality source of sensitive care.PPIN will have a presence during NLAAD throughout several Indiana communities, including Gary, Seymour, New Albany, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette and East Chicago. PPIN will also be giving away vouchers printed in both Spanish and English redeemable for free HIV/AIDS testing at its Fort Wayne, Lafayette and Indianapolis-Southside health center locations. All PPIN health center locations provide free or low-cost HIV/AIDS testing year-round. Testing is the essential first step in linking people with HIV to medical care and ongoing support to help them establish and maintain safer behaviors. PPIN needs your support to continue providing these services. Donate now. October 15th is the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month and marks the seventh annual NLAAD. This year's NLAAD theme, "United We Can Stop HIV and Prevent AIDS" speaks to the importance of coming together to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic plaguing the Hispanic/Latino population. In the United States, HIV/AIDS has adversely affected Hispanic/Latino communities. Hispanics/Latinos comprise 15.3 percent of the U.S. population, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says they account for a staggering 24.3 percent of the new HIV infections in the U.S. Approximately 19 percent of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States are believed to be living with HIV/AIDS. The reasons for these disparities include limited access to preventive care often due to cultural and language barriers and even immigration status. To learn more about NLAAD visit www.nlaad.org or to find a PPIN health center near you just log on to www.ppin.org . |
