Author: Brewer, Paula, Ed.
Date Published: 1996
This article from the Harvard AIDS institute discusses how AIDS affects the Latino community. First the article informs that Latinos have a higher HIV infection rate than the general population, and then goes on to describe the demographics of the Latino community, such as country-of-origin. The article then discusses the several aspects of dealing with the AIDS crisis in the Latino community, including overcoming language barriers, cultural customs, religion, and barriers to health care.