内容摘要：German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s office didn’t immediately return a request for comment on Friday.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s office didn’t immediately return a request for comment on Friday.

Latino health policy advocates want the federal government to redistribute funding for HIV prevention, including testing and access to PrEP. Of thein federal money that went toward HIV health care services, treatment and prevention in 2022, only 4% went to prevention,

They suggest more money could help reach Latino communities through efforts like faith-based outreach at churches, testing at clubs on Latin nights and training bilingual HIV testers.Nurse practitioner Eliza Otero, left, talks with Fernando Hermida during his visit at Pineapple Healthcare in Orlando, Fla. The clinic serves an LGBTQ+ population, especially Latinos living with HIV. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Nurse practitioner Eliza Otero, left, talks with Fernando Hermida during his visit at Pineapple Healthcare in Orlando, Fla. The clinic serves an LGBTQ+ population, especially Latinos living with HIV. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Congress has appropriatedover five years to the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, and jurisdictions that get the money are

of it in community-based organizations. But the initiative lacks requirements to target any particular groups, including Latinos, leaving it up to the cities, counties and states to come up with specific strategies.

In 34 of the 57 areas getting the money, cases are going the wrong way: Diagnosis rates among Latinos increased from 2019 to 2022 while declining for other racial and ethnic groups, the KFF Health News-AP analysis found.SOMIS, Calif. (AP) — Andreas Tompros lost his home and at least a third of his avocado orchard to

last year, but the 47-year-old grower is not worried about his farm making a comeback.While California farmers often rattle off a list of challenges they face including high labor costs,

and overseas competition, many avocado growers say they have a good thing going. A key reason may come as a surprise to some — Mexican imports.When the United States lifted its ban on Mexican avocados in 1997, California growers worried at first that the imported fruit would displace their production.