Thursday, April 18, 2024
4/18/2024
Since August 2022, the U.S. declared the MPOX outbreak a public health emergency. Like the HIV epidemic, Latino populations are disproportionally affected during the current MPOX outbreak. MPOX cases among Latino individuals have represented a 27% of all cases. This trend had sustained until the last report in late November, when Latinos accounted for a 25% of all cases. California, Florida, New York, Texas, Georgia, and Illinois have reported the most cases of MPOX. Currently, although the incidence of MPOX has reduced by 97%, most new infections are being documented among Black and Latino sexual minority men (SMM) and those with HIV. This racial disparity is also evidenced in the MPOX vaccine uptake, as vaccination has been more common among White SMM when compared to Black and Latino SMM. As information about MPOX is continuously evolving, it is necessary to incorporate awareness and prevention strategies that prioritize disproportionally affected groups to stop the spread of the virus. A strategic way of doing this is integrating MPOX prevention efforts into already established HIV prevention initiatives. Our project PACTo aims to disseminate Together campaign materials, messaging, and other CDC resources that support HIV prevention at in-person and virtual events in partnership with Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and their communities, particularly Latino SMM in prioritized jurisdictions. With this supplement, we aim to incorporate MPOX resources and materials at in-person and virtual events organized as part of the Together campaign.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
