The statistics are startling.

Black individuals have rates of new HIV diagnoses 5x those of white people. Rates of new HIV diagnoses among Latinx individuals are nearly 2x those who are white. Young people under the age of 30 make up a disproportionate share of all new HIV infections each year.

These health disparities are shocking, and APLA Health is working to eliminate them.

One way to do that is to increase testing. This year we asked the California governor for $5 million in HIV prevention programs, including HIV testing. It’s simply the only way that we can stop the epidemic in Los Angeles.

By working with state and local governments, we can secure the funding needed to make sure that everyone who wants a test can get a test. Your support during AIDS Walk 2020 fuels our advocacy and helps reduce disparities.
What to do this week
Submit your story! We all Walk for a reason and for our digital walk it’s more important than ever to make your story heard. Who inspires you to Walk? What’s your personal participation history? Have an amazing memory from a past AIDS Walk you just have to share? We welcome all stories about the people and causes that have moved you to get with us this year. Submit your story here.
Michael Shahin
first time AIDS Walk participant in 2019

“Last year, I participated in AIDS Walk Los Angeles for the first time. It was such an inspiring and uplifting event. There is so much support, love and open mindedness in Los Angeles when it comes to people who are affected or living with HIV/AIDS. The diversity and mixture of people who attended AIDS Walk last year was mind blowing and was so beautiful to experience. I am so grateful that I was able to walk and raise awareness that HIV/AIDS is still alive and strong in our community and still remains to be an imminent threat to our well-being.”