Resources to Help Solve the Cascading Disaster
Resolving the root causes of the Latino HIV Crisis will take a collective effort. We must address the structural drivers of HIV among Latino communities and engage a diverse set of stakeholders to rethink and improve our national response to this crisis.
TOOLKIT
Latino HIV Cascading Disaster Toolkit
Download evidence-based resources—including ready-to-use social media posts, peer-reviewed articles, and advocacy materials—to help raise awareness, mobilize action, and drive solutions to end the Latino HIV Cascading Disaster.
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Promoting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Syndemic Care in Health Professions Education: Linking Workforce Demands to the Aspirations of a Rising Generation
This Clinical Infectious Diseases article explains how integrating HIV syndemic care into health professions education can strengthen the healthcare workforce, attract socially motivated students, and better address the structural inequities driving interconnected epidemics of HIV, viral hepatitis, STIs, tuberculosis, and substance use disorder.
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La crisis invisible del VIH entre los jóvenes latinos es pasada por alto en la respuesta nacional — Podemos cambiar esta realidad
Este artículo de La Raza expone la “crisis invisible” del VIH entre los jóvenes latinos —con tasas de infección en aumento a pesar del progreso nacional— y hace un llamado a la prevención culturalmente pertinente, políticas inclusivas y soluciones impulsadas por la comunidad.
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Hay una crisis invisible del VIH en los jóvenes latinos, pero no respuesta nacional | Opinión
Este artículo de opinión de El Nuevo Herald destaca la necesidad urgente de enfrentar y corregir el abandono sistémico y la invisibilización de la crisis del VIH en la comunidad latina mediante una defensa decidida, la participación comunitaria y acciones de salud pública específicas.
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The U.S. Latino HIV Crisis—Ending an Era of Invisibility
This New England Journal of Medicine Perspective calls for an end to the long-standing invisibility of the U.S. Latino HIV crisis, urging national recognition, investment, and targeted action to address the inequities driving worsening outcomes for Latino communities.
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AIDSvu Q&A: Ending an Era of Invisibility (English)
This AIDSVu Q&A with Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos highlights the urgent need to end the “era of invisibility” around the U.S. Latino HIV crisis by raising awareness, centering culturally responsive care, and mobilizing coordinated policy, research, and community-led action.
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AIDSvu Q&A: Poniendo fin a una era de invisibilidad (en Espanol)
Esta entrevista de AIDSVu con el Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos destaca la necesidad urgente de poner fin a la “era de invisibilidad” en torno a la crisis del VIH entre los latinos en Estados Unidos, mediante la sensibilización, la atención culturalmente pertinente y la movilización de políticas, investigaciones y acciones comunitarias coordinadas.
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Is the USA on Track to End the HIV Epidemic?
This Lancet HIV article warns that despite progress, the U.S. remains far from ending the HIV epidemic, as systemic failures and inequities continue to drive new infections—calling for renewed investment, stigma reduction, workforce expansion, and action on social determinants of health to meet 2030 goals.
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The Invisible US Hispanic/Latino HIV Crisis: Addressing Gaps in the National Response
This American Journal of Public Health Commentary examines the growing and often overlooked HIV inequities among Hispanic and Latino populations in the U.S., highlighting the underlying drivers of rising infections and urging stronger, more targeted federal action to meet the nation’s 2030 goal of ending HIV transmission.
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Youth at Risk of HIV: The Overlooked US HIV Prevention Crisis
This Lancet HIV article highlights that while overall HIV infections in the U.S. have declined significantly since the 1980s, new diagnoses among adolescents and young adults have risen—underscoring persistent gaps in prevention and treatment for this key population.
Presentation
We Can Reverse the Latino HIV Crisis
This lecture, presented by Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos at the 2024 White House ¡Adelante! Summit, shines the spotlight on the largely invisible HIV crisis in the Latino community and outlines evidence-based solutions to fix the crisis.
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The US Latino HIV Crisis: Ending an Era of Invisibility (English)
This slide deck, developed by Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, shines the spotlight on the largely invisible HIV crisis in the Latino community and outlines evidence-based solutions to fix the crisis.
Presentation
Oportunidades para acelerar la respuesta nacional frente a la crisis incesante del VIH en la población Latina en los EE. UU. (en Español)
Esta presentación, desarrollada por el Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, pone de relieve la crisis del VIH en gran medida invisible dentro de la comunidad latina y presenta soluciones basadas en evidencia para abordar esta crisis.
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Ending the Latino HIV Crisis Conversation Guide (English)
This conversation guide is a companion tool to our video and can help facilitate conversations about the Latino cascading disaster.

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Guía de conversación para poner fin a la crisis del VIH en la comunidad latina (en Español)
Esta guía de conversación es una herramienta complementaria a nuestro video y puede ayudar a facilitar conversaciones sobre el desastre en cascada que afecta a la comunidad latina.
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The Invisible Latino HIV Crisis
This Conversations with CEI podcast explores how the nation’s overall progress against HIV masks disconcerting trends among Latino communities—the country’s second-largest ethnic group—where persistent failures in prevention and treatment systems continue to drive deep and widening inequities.
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