Agencies across the Federal government are observing National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) today, October 15th. This week we've heard from Federal and community leaders about the importance of NLAAD and this year's theme, Save a Life. It might be your own. Get tested for HIV. According to the CDC, the rate of new AIDS diagnoses among Latino men is three times that of white men, and the rate among Latinas is five times that of white women. At HIV.gov, we encourage increased awareness, testing and linkages to care for the Hispanic/Latino community. Here's a summary of our NLAAD blog posts.

• National Latino AIDS Awareness Day: Save a life. It might be your own. Get tested for HIV
  Guest post by Melissa Faith Ramírez, Director, National Latino AIDS Awareness DayExit Disclaimer (October 15)
• Commemorating National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
  By James Albino, Senior Program Manager, Office of National AIDS Policy. Cross-posted from the Office of National AIDS Policy Blog (October 15)
  
• National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
  By Kevin Fenton, M.D., Ph.D., FFPH, Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. Cross-posted from Health Protection, Perspectives Blog (October 14)
  
• National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
  By Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H, Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (October 13)
  
• James Albino on the NHAS and the Latino Community
  By Miguel Gomez, HIV.gov Director (October 13)
  
• NIH Statement on National Latino AIDS Awareness Day from Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., NIAID Director (October 12)
  
• Latino Community Leaders Meet in Washington D.C. to Talk about HIV
  By Miguel Gomez, HIV.gov Director (October 5)