Latino /tags/latino Latino en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:23:05 GMT Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding /health/2024-06-24/young-gay-latino-hiv-cases The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation's HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates. African Americans continue to have the highest HIV rates in the United States overall. But a KFF Health ¹ÏÉñapp-Associated Press analysis shows Latinos made up the largest share of new HIV diagnoses and infections among gay and bisexual men in 2022 compared with other racial and ethnic groups. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:23:05 GMT /health/2024-06-24/young-gay-latino-hiv-cases Associated Press Guillermo Nurse, North Carolina's first Latino mayor, says unifying Oxford is his driving force /politics/2024-02-13/latino-mayor-oxford-nc-first-black-mayor-guillermo-nurse When Guillermo Nurse was elected mayor of Oxford, North Carolina in November, he became the first Latino mayor in the state. He's also the first Black mayor of Oxford. Nurse ran on a platform of unity in a town that he says has struggled with racial and economic division for decades. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 13:05:09 GMT /politics/2024-02-13/latino-mayor-oxford-nc-first-black-mayor-guillermo-nurse Will Michaels A new clinic to meet WNC Latinos’ medical, mental and social health needs /health/2022-07-26/a-new-clinic-to-meet-wnc-latinos-medical-mental-and-social-health-needs Since 2004, Vecinos, a community health organization in western NC, has served Latino farmworkers. A new multi-million dollar project and partnership with other organizations will mean all low-income Latinos in the region will soon have easier access to care. Tue, 26 Jul 2022 19:28:41 GMT /health/2022-07-26/a-new-clinic-to-meet-wnc-latinos-medical-mental-and-social-health-needs Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp Latinos living by the Weaver fire in Winston-Salem turn to community organizations for support /news/2022-03-03/latinos-living-by-the-weaver-fire-in-winston-salem-turn-to-community-organizations-for-support At a recent meeting, the city council approved a reimbursement of up to $1,000 to everyone who was affected by the Weaver fire. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:49:32 GMT /news/2022-03-03/latinos-living-by-the-weaver-fire-in-winston-salem-turn-to-community-organizations-for-support Eileen Rodriguez / WFDD Season 1 Highlight: Latina Converts /podcast/me-and-my-muslim-friends-podcast/2021-09-22/season-1-highlight-latina-converts Guests Kathia Guerrero and Shirley Puente are Mexican and Peruvian converts to Islam. In this excerpt from the first season, we discuss what drew them to the faith, how they maintain their Latina identity with their Muslim identity, and how they discovered a bigger Latinx convert community than they expected. | Hear more from Shirley and Kathia here. Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:05:22 GMT /podcast/me-and-my-muslim-friends-podcast/2021-09-22/season-1-highlight-latina-converts Yasmin Bendaas Latino Voter Advocates In NC Look To Georgia, Arizona As Models /news/2021-01-29/latino-voter-advocates-in-nc-look-to-georgia-arizona-as-models Latino voters were a significant factor in electing President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.A report by UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative showed… Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:49:38 GMT /news/2021-01-29/latino-voter-advocates-in-nc-look-to-georgia-arizona-as-models Naomi P. Brown University Researchers Develop Software To Address Mental Health Challenges In Latino Community /news/2020-12-01/university-researchers-develop-software-to-address-mental-health-challenges-in-latino-community Researchers at North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T University have found that Hispanic communities are at a greater risk for mental… Tue, 01 Dec 2020 13:00:09 GMT /news/2020-12-01/university-researchers-develop-software-to-address-mental-health-challenges-in-latino-community Naomi P. Brown Alamance County Man Set Out To Mobilize Latino Voters In NC. Then The Virus Hit. /politics/2020-09-18/alamance-county-man-set-out-to-mobilize-latino-voters-in-nc-then-the-virus-hit Like many Americans, Ricky Hurtado had plans for his summer.He formally launched his first bid for public office in March and expected to spend sweltering… Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:03:53 GMT /politics/2020-09-18/alamance-county-man-set-out-to-mobilize-latino-voters-in-nc-then-the-virus-hit Associated Press ‘Treat Them As They're Essential’: Latino Construction Workers Face High Risk On Job Site /race-demographics/2020-07-06/treat-them-as-theyre-essential-latino-construction-workers-face-high-risk-on-job-site Juan José Mejia Guillén is considered an essential worker in North Carolina. He runs a small construction company, Olive and Sage Custom Building, LLC.… Mon, 06 Jul 2020 15:48:16 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-06/treat-them-as-theyre-essential-latino-construction-workers-face-high-risk-on-job-site Laura Pellicer NC Latinos Four Times More Likely To Contract COVID-19 /health/2020-06-03/nc-latinos-four-times-more-likely-to-contract-covid-19 Thirty-nine percent of the people with confirmed cases of coronavirus in North Carolina are Hispanic. But Latinos only make up 9.6% of the total… Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:56:41 GMT /health/2020-06-03/nc-latinos-four-times-more-likely-to-contract-covid-19 Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio