hiv-aids

As of 2009, 33.4 million people worldwide were living with HIV, with some 2.7 million new infections each year, according to the World Health Organization. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more than one million people in the United States alone are HIV positive, and that one in five of those individuals is unaware of his or her infection. Given the scope of the problem, slowing the spread of HIV remains a public policy issue of enormous importance.

Problems facing Latinos and African-American men continue to represent a nationwide social challenge. Sustained disparities in socioeconomic well-being across race and ethnicity imply that efforts must be undertaken to bridge the inequality.