Unspoken Truths: HIV Awareness in the Latinx Community

About this episode

Juan and Dr. Carlos Calderon discuss HIV awareness and its impact on the Latinx community in honor of National Latinx HIV & AIDS Awareness Day.

On this episode of EquiTEA, Juan sits down with Dr. Carlos Calderon, Medical Director of the HIV/STD Early Intervention Program at Riverside University Health System- Public Health, for a powerful conversation in honor of National Latinx HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, observed October 15th. Together, they unpack the disproportionate impact of HIV on Hispanic/Latinx communities, spotlight the life-saving importance of testing and early detection and confront the stigma that continues to surround the virus. Resources: To get connected with HIV/STD resources, please visit: https://ruhealth.org/public-health/rivco-hiv-std-program

People in this episode

Host: Juan

Guest: Dr. Carlos Calderon

Topics covered

• HIV awareness
• Latinx community
• stigma
• testing
• early detection

Keywords

• HIV
• Latinx
• awareness
• testing
• stigma
• early detection
• health resources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Riverside University Health System- Public Health

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