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Ending the Latino HIV Cascading Disaster
Credit(s):
1 Social Work
Course Number:
MO20251201
Duration:
1 hour
Access:
Available for 40 days after event date
Date:
December 1, 2025 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Central Time (US & Canada))
The talk raises the alarm about a concerning new development in the HIV crisis that has been unfolding in US Latino communities for over a decade. Recent federal policy shifts to restrict and defund HIV prevention and treatment are compounding with accelerating Latino HIV inequities that are reflected across multiple data indicators. As a result, a cascading disaster is underway—a compounding crisis of complex and interconnected system failures that reduce the likelihood of effective response and recovery. The talk outlines the cascading disaster through four key areas that have driven past national progress in reducing HIV infections, but have now deteriorated for Latinos: worsening incidence inequities, HIV prevention and treatment inequities, worsening access to HIV services, and cuts to Latino-specific HIV research and programming. The talk also contextualizes these developments within the broader landscape of newly emerging federal policy shifts to restrict and defund HIV prevention and treatment, which put Latinos at particular risk of an escalation in HIV incidence. The topic of the talk—unpacking the drivers of the cascading Latino HIV disaster—is relevant for social work, given that it highlights the deeply interconnected way in which healthcare, social welfare, and political systems shape health and wellbeing for the Latino community and for the US overall.
Learning objectives:
Review the current state of the Latino HIV epidemic in the U.S: Defining the Cascading Disaster
Identify the forces driving the US Latino Cascading Disaster
Highlight opportunities for amplifying the national response to the US Latino HIV Cascading Disaster