Saturday, April 20, 2024
4/20/2024
HIV continues to be a serious health concern for Latinx communities. Adult and adolescent Latinx made up 27% of the 37,968 new HIV diagnoses in the United States and dependent areas. Approximately 34% of all Texans living with HIV are Latinx, and Latinx men living with HIV outnumber Latinx women almost six to one. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected; White, Black, and Latino MSM had rates that were 15 to 35 times higher than the overall rates for these race/ethnicity groups. The purpose of Legacy’s proposed project is to reduce healthcare disparities among young Latino MSM. Legacy seeks funding to implement evidence-based strategies that will effectively reach Latino MSM in order to reduce new infections, increase access to care, and promote health equity. To increase program reach and efficacy, Legacy will implement HIV prevention activities into social activities and community life. Legacy’s focus population includes both High Risk HIV-Negative and HIV-Positive Latino MSM between ages of 18 and 34. Legacy will implement status-neutral approaches that operate within a framework that provides comprehensive support and care to address social determinants of health that create disparities. Legacy has been providing services to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) for over 40 years and has since provided HIV testing to more than 175,000 people. Legacy currently conducts an average of 3,000 community-based HIV tests each year, with a resulting positivity rate of 2.7%. Legacy operates on its founding values to treat all people in a culturally caring and respectful environment. Legacy is widely respected for its ability to deliver high quality services with absolute client confidentiality. Legacy will conduct program activities in the Greater Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area, situated in Southeast Texas. According to data from the Houston Health Department’s 2019 HIV Surveillance Report, there were 212 new diagnoses of HIV among racial/ethnic minority young men who have sex with men (YMSM) . By proportion, YMSM are 14.1% of all people living with HIV in Houston/Harris County, and a majority of newly diagnosed YMSM (88.3%) was Black/African American or Hispanic/Latino.
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