PROGRAMS
PROGRAMAS
HIV/AIDS Programs
The percentage of newly diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS in New York City among individuals who were foreign born on the rise. HIV/AIDS infection is particularly prevalent among the Latin-Americans immigrant community who make up nearly 30% of the newly diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS among immigrants in New York City.
HIV Counseling & Testing
Mixteca Organization, Inc’s staff have been trained and certified by the NYC DOHMH to offer confidential counseling, oral HIV antibody testing and referrals for HIV treatment. Because of the Mixteca Organization’s trusted role in the community, individuals are comfortable sharing information about high-risk behaviors such as multiple partners, prostitution, drug-use and same sex sexual experiences. We conduct weekly outreach campaigns and offer testing at our community center and sites within the community.
- Tuesday – Friday 10:00A.M.–2:00P.M. by appointment.
- Monday and Thursday 3:00P.M.–5:30P.M. Walk-in at Dr. Rincon Family Dentistry located at 474 54th St., Brooklyn, NY 11220 (view map)
¡Amigas! - Women's HIV Prevention Group
The organization's experience with HIV testing has shoun that women in the Mexican and Latin American immigrant community have been less likely to use the HIV testing services. This is a serios concern at a time when HIV rates among Latina women are on the rise. With support from our founders Mixteca Organization, Inc has designed a 7-session HIV group intervention for women. The ¡Amigas! program gives special consideratin to the traditional norms and values that impact recent Mexican and Latina immigrant women's relationships, behavior, and lives and sets forth to promote achievable and culturally relevant HIV prevention skills and strategies.