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Washington Hispanic
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| Numerous activities will be carried out to celebrate the Latin National Day of Campaign to raise public awareness of the AIDS. photo: ArchivoP |
This October 15 there is celebrated a new Latin National Day of Campaign to raise public awareness of the AIDS, and the Hispanics must attend to his message with more attention that never.
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
This October 15, there is celebrated the Latin National Day of Campaign to raise public awareness of the AIDS. The event serves to remember that the virus is still present, and that the Hispanics are one of the populations most affected by his advance.
Every year, 40 thousand persons are contagious of VIH in the country and at present million 200 thousand persons live with the virus in EEUUa; their 79 % is a men and 21 % women.
In DC, the situation is serious. The capital has the highest valuation of cases of VIH/Sida, and at present 5 % of the population of the city lives with the virus. In 2006, 4,5 % of the new cases in the district they corresponded to Latin Americans.
The panorama is complicated moreover when it is considered to be the impact of the economic crisis, which has forced agencies that are employed at VIH/Sida to cut costs away, often affecting the treatment delivery to the infected ones.
This way Maynor says his Korea, Cochairman of the Metropolitan Latin Coalition Against the AIDS (MLAC, in English).
“ There have been enough personnel clippings in the agencies, especially with regard to tests of VIH, care and treatment of those who are positive VIH. These clippings have been done at any level. The problem is that the agencies must cut personnel away, but they must do the same work with less resources”.
The situation has meant that, frequently, the patients only receive 75 % of the treatment against the virus.
These clippings not only affect those who receive less treatment. “It is necessary to remember that we must give pursuit to the cases. With the clippings of funds, less treatment and personnel, in the end the whole community turns out to be affected”, it indicates Korea.
Other of the challenges that there face those who work against the virus is that many men, that homosexuals do not consider, have sex with men and then they infect his equal wives.
“ Although the virus is located mainly in the population ‘men who have sex with men’, many of them qualify if the same as heterosexual, for the machismo. The point is that they are never going to ‘to go out of the closet’ in this sense. And they spend the VIH to his couples”, says Soraya Galeas, who is employed at Planned Parenthood and is one of the experts on the dynamics of the virus in the metropolitan area.
The situation will be exhibited in the meeting with representatives in the Acropolis, to be realized on October 14.
All this brings us to the motto of the Latin National Day of Campaign to raise public awareness of the AIDS: ' Close we Can detain the VIH and the AIDS’. “We are speaking about the importance of working like group, because this way we can reach more persons who have not received the prevention message. We must begin the conversation about the prevention of the VIH, the sure sex and help the Hispanic community to obtain suitable treatment so that they live through a long and healthy life”, says Liliana Rañón, director of the Latin National Day of the Campaign to raise public awareness of the AIDS.
Where to do the test to him
District of Columbia
Anacostia Health Center
1328 W St SE
Washington, DC 200032
(202) 610 7160
Andrómeda Transcultural
1400 Decatur St NW
Washington DC 20011
(202) 291 4707
Carl Vogel Center
1012 14 St NW Suite 700
Washington DC 20005
(202) 638 0750
E. Taylor Medical Center
1707 14th St
Washington DC 20009
(202) 745 6133
The Clinic Of The People
2831 15th St NW
Washington DC 20009
(202) 462 4788
Mary's Center
2333 Ontario Rd NW
Washington DC 20009
(202) 483 8196
MetroTeenAIDS
651 Pennsylvania Bird
Washington DC 20003
(202) 543 9355
Planned Parenthood
1108 16th St NW
Washington DC 20036
(202) 347 8512
(800) 230 7526
Us Helping Us People
Into Living
3636 Georgia Ave NW
Washington DC 20010
(202) 446 1100
Maryland
Adams House
7826 central Bird.
Landover Md 20785
House of Maryland
734 University Blvd. And
Silver Spring, Md 20903
(301) 431 4185
Charles Co. Health Dept.
4545 Crain Hwy
White Plains Md 20695
(301) 609 6900
Identity Inc.pt.
7676 New Hampshire Bird. Suite 411
Takoma Park, Md 20912
(301) 422 1272
414 and Diamond Ave.
Gaithersburg, Md 20877
(301) 963 5900
Howard Co. Health Dept.
9525 Durness Ln.
Laurel Md 20723
(410) 880 5888
Family Service F.
8101 Sandy Spring Rd. Ste 104
Laurel Md 20707
(301) 317 0114
(888) 333 7505
Virginia
Alexandria Health Dept.
4480 King St.
Alexandria, Goes 22302
(703) 838 4400
Arlington Co. Dept.
Human Services
800 S Walter Reed Dr.
Arlington, Goes 22204
(703) 228 5200
Northern Va AIDS
Ministry
803 W Broad St. Ste 700
Falls Church, Goes 22046
(703) 533 5505
Fairfax Co. Health Dept.
6245 Leesburg Pike Ste 500
Falls Church Va 22044
(703) 246 2433
8350 Richmond Hwy
Ste 233
Alexandria Va 22309
(703) 704 5333
3750 Old Lee Hwy
Farfax, Goes 22030
(703) 246 2433
Planned Parenthood
370 S Washington St.
Ste 300
Falls Church, Goes 22046
(703) 533 5651
(800) 230 7526
KI Servicies Inc.
3333 Duke St.
Alexandria Va 22314
(703) 823 4401
| Be vaccinated |
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| Dr. Felipe Lobelo, of the CDC. foto:Cortesía CDC. |
If it is a part of a high-risk group, the immunization must be applied.
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
This week, the first doses of the vaccine began to come against the flu H1N1 to the states that requested it, which they will use to immunize first the high-risk groups, and then to the general population.
The authorities of health emphasize the need that the high-risk groups are vaccinated (pregnant women, persons who work in the field of the health, children between six months and 24 years, who work with minor children of six months and you present yourself between 24 and 65 years with chronic conditions, like asthma or diabetes, between others).
The medical epidemiologist Felipe Lobelo, of the Service of Intelligence Epidemiólogica of the CDC, points out that 28 deaths of pregnant women have been brought in the country. The risk is real, and by the same the preventive measures must be taken.
“ The pregnant women must go to his personal doctor, to the hospital to which they usually go or call to the health department to quarrel where the vaccine can be applied and from when. Also it is a good idea that who could remain pregnant women in the next six months, what the influenza period lasts, also apply it to themselves”, says the expert.
— Or, if a woman wants to be embarrassed, but it even is not a part of the high-risk group: what must do?
“ It is a decision of the person and his doctor. But if it is not pregnant and thinks to have a son in the next months, she is going to bring in the high-risk group possibly. The persons who should want to be embarrassed can suggest to the doctor to obtain the vaccine if this is his case”.
— What are the guides to deliver antiviral the children at present?
“ There are certain groups of children to whom it is necessary to him to apply antiviral. These high-risk groups are persons who have chronic illnesses or which immune system is weak, hospitalized persons or who, for medical criterion, need antiviral. These medicines are not used for all who have influenza H1N1. Obviously, the important thing is that if his symptoms of the flu improve some days but then they worsen again, a little that has been seen by the flu H1N1, immediately it is necessary to come to the doctor, because that demonstrates that the antiviral one is needed”.
— Namely debit turns I marry to case.
“ There are medical guides that determine what patients must receive entry treatment, but this is what is called the medical art, and it is a decision that one must pay attention to case taking into consideration the symptoms, like difficulty to breathe, irritability in the children, persistent vomiting; or that the symptoms of the illness turn with more force. That must indicate us to turn the doctor quickly”.
— What can he say about the safety of the vaccine?
“ For the time being we do not have any worry on safety with this vaccine, be already for the seasonal influenza like the H1N1, but we are dependent on any adverse effect that it could have. The vaccine is sure, effective and the best thing in prevention terms. We take five to six months listening to this influenza, at first there was greatly fear because it was a new virus and we did not know how he was going to behave. But the time has happened and we already have enough information. The persons, especially the Hispanics, are losing the fear and it is important to stress that most of the cases do not present a serious illness. Regrettably, there can be serious cases and persons' deaths. More than 100 children and 28 pregnant women have died in the country. That's why there is important the message of prevention and of shared responsibility. To take the vaccine, to apply the prevention measurements, to avoid the contact with those who can have symptoms and isolate themselves if someone falls down patient. It is necessary to be dependent on the information that appears in flu.gov or on the page of the CDC in Spanish, cdc.gov”.
| If it is a carnivorous incorrigible one, give him to fruits and vegetables an opportunity. |
| Eat less meat |
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| The tofu is a big way of consuming proteins without the need to eat meat. photo: AP. |
Agencies
In these times of economic difficulties, perhaps he surprises to know that to eat less meat can help him with his budget.
The meals without meat take as a principal ingredient vegetables, fruits, vegetables, grains and beans, which not only are more bargain sales, but also they result in a better health.
A green diet, that is to say, fruits and vegetables, grains, beans and vegetables; it is rich in fibre, vitamins and other nutrients.
Those who eat only one green diet, also known like vegetarians, consume also less calories, do not have major problems of weight and his cholesterol levels are minor than those of the carnivora, according to the experts.
But it is not necessary to become vegetarian to receive these health benefits.
Only in spite of eating less meat his health can improve.
In fact, a study of the National Institute of the Cancer (NCI, for his acronym in English) thought that those who eat four ounces (114 grams) of red meats or more every day they have 30 more % of possibilities of dying for any cause in ten years compared with those who ate less meat.
Those who ate chicken meat or caught, on the other hand, they had a minor death risk in this investigation.
With regard to the necessary proteins, the common diet of an American provides the sufficient quantity of this nutrient. The adults need that between 10 and 35 % of his daily calories come from proteins. If we take into consideration a diet of two thousand daily calories, this means between 50 and 175 grams a day.
The important thing is to know that there are different proteins sources, like eggs (6 grams of protein), milk (8 grams for glass), cheese cottage (it has less fat than the normal cheese) or tofu.
If you drive in the strong tooth to the meat, begin changing his diet gradually. Vegetarian tries at least one day to eat a week. Other is to diminish his meat consumption.
A meat portion must not be bigger than three ounces (85 grams). In size, which is not bigger than a quarter of the freightage of the plate. Vegetables and fruits have to constitute at least half of the plate.
It is not necessary to cut overland his meat consumption, but be flexible. The Mediterranean diet, which occupies in most vegetables, fruits, vegetables, vegetables, healthy greasy acids and entire grains, has the faculty to lower the cardiovascular risk of the persons or to suffer other chronic conditions.
| 673 thousand ños Americans have autism. Previous numbers were placing the minors' quantity with the evil in 560 thousand, according to a federal report. |
| One of the 100 children is autistic in the country |
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| The increase of the proportion of cases can be due to the fact that the autism symptoms are discovered at earlier ages. photo: AP |
Agencies
One of the 100 American children suffers one or another form of autism, a valuation higher than the previous calculations, which belonged to one of the 150 children, according to two governmental studies.
Health officials said that the increase of the proportion of cases might obey that now discover the autism symptoms at earlier ages and that conscience of the illness exists more. “Our worry is that behind these numbers a strong increase is”, said the doctor Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental health.
Calculating how many children suffer autism is extremely difficult, because the diagnosis is based on the behavior of the child, said doctor Susan Levy, of the Infantile Hospital of Philadelphia and member of the subcommittee of autism of the American Academy of Paediatrics.
“ With the diabetes, one obtains a blood test, but till now there does not exist a consistent biological test that we could use to do an autism diagnosis”.
The new estimations mean that approximately 673 thousand American children have autism. Previous numbers were placing the number in approximately 560 thousand. One of the studies has his origin in information of the national opinion poll of infantile health realized in 2007.
In the study — realized with base in telephone surveys — the parents informed that one of the 91 children between three and 17 years suffers autism, including less serious forms of the illness, like the Syndrome of Asperger.
The second governmental study has not been spread formally, but officials of the Centers of Control and Prevention of Illnesses (CDC) announced that his conclusions show that one of the 100 children suffers a form or other one of autism.
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