12th annual Latino Health Equity Conference, “Me Cuido, Te Cuido”

Familias en Acción is proud to present our 12th annual Latino Health Equity Conference, “Me Cuido, Te Cuido”. “Me Cuido, Te Cuido”, prioritizes one’s health, the health of your partners, and that of the community. This perspective cultivates and promotes values of mutual respect, acceptance, equality and empathy. This year’s virtual conference aims to broaden our knowledge and awareness on sexual health, sexuality, and HIV by leveraging the experiences of the Latino community. We will highlight community-driven initiatives that prevent new HIV infections, support Latinos living with HIV, and work towards ending cultural stigmas that impact Latino health.  

In recent years, we have seen an increase in late stage diagnosis of HIV in the Latino community in Oregon and nationally. This health disparity can be explained by a number of socio-cultural factors including stigma, machismo, religion, and racism, among others. By focusing on HIV, we will explore a number of sexual health topics impacting Latinos:

• Social determinants of health (SDH)

• Risk and harm reduction 

• Racism/ structural violence

• Connection between HIV and behavioral health

• Stigma

• Latinx LGBTQ+ Perspective

• Latinx Trans Experience

• Culture/ religion

• Living with HIV/ support

• HIV/ STI prevention

• Community and combating sexual health disparities

• Accessibility

• Reproductive health and family planning

• HIV & COVID-19 

• Understanding generational perspectives