La Clínica Celebrates 30 Years of Making Healthcare Accessible for All
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Latino immigrants face great challenges to access healthcare services.  Despite this situation, their struggle is many times unnoticed, and there are very few culturally competent services available to meet their healthcare needs. On Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 7:00 to 11:00pm La Clínica will celebrate its 30th Anniversary of making healthcare accessible and culturally appropriate for all.  Since 1983, the clinic has focused on serving the Latino immigrant community, delivering high quality, culturally competent, patient-centered health services for those most in need.  La Clínica’s 30th anniversary gala is an opportunity to celebrate the progress made in making healthcare accessible for all and to raise the critical funds needed to build a healthy community for the years to come.

La Clínica Celebrates the Holidays with “La Posada” Event
Monday, December 10, 2012

On Wednesday, December 19th, La Clínica will host “La Posada,” a gift giveaway for its families, at All Souls Church. Approximately 300 Children will receive gifts, and families will celebrate the holiday season with food and songs. La Clínica’s Posada incorporates traditional Latin American songs and hospitality with North American festivities. Volunteers and La Clínica staff will be directing the Posada activities, and Santa Claus might even make an appearance!

World Diabetes Day
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Please join us for a press conference on World Diabetes Day (November 14) to discuss the rising prevalence of diabetes among minority populations and national and local efforts to curb these trends.

Media Advisory: National Latino AIDS Awareness Day 2012
Friday, October 12, 2012

La Clínica will celebrate the 2012 National Latino AIDS Awareness Day during the week of October 15th by bringing together the local community in a variety of events. Our theme this year is "Entérate!" and La Clínica will provide HIV prevention education as well as free, confidential, bilingual HIV testing in a variety of settings in order to maximize reach throughout the Latino community.

Alliance Community Forum
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

On Saturday, September 8th, there will be a DC Healthcare Alliance community forum where the community can come together learn more about this DC insurance. Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services, BB Otero will be a speaker at this forum organized by a coalition of nonprofit organizations: La Clínica del Pueblo, the Office of Latino Affairs, the District of Columbia Primary Care Association, Mary’s Center, Many Languages One Voice, and Whitman-Walker Health.

La Clínica promotes National HIV Testing Day: June 27th
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

La Clínica will celebrate the 2012 National HIV Testing Day this week (June 25-29) by bringing together the broader local community in a variety of events. Building on its existing efforts to raise HIV awareness, La Clínica will provide HIV prevention education as well as free, confidential, and bilingual HIV testing in a various settings in order to reach many segments of the local Latino community.

La Clínica reports notably high rates of HIV infection among youth
Friday, April 27, 2012

In the last six months, La Clínica’s HIV testing data demonstrated an alarming 6.9% HIV infection rate among Young Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men (YLMSM), aged 18-29. While La Clínica has long known about high risks and high HIV prevalence in this community, recent data has confirmed the need to intensify comprehensive services aimed at YLMSM.

First Community Conference “Tu Salud En Tus Manos” (Your health in your hands)
Thursday, April 19, 2012

La Clínica del Pueblo will host its First Community Conference, “Tu Salud En Tus Manos” (Your health in your hands) on Wednesday, May 16th. Its goal is to join diverse sectors of the community to discuss inclusive, community-based, public health policies.

La Clínica speaks at DHHS Town Hall: The Affordable Care Act in Your Community
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

As part of a series of national activities celebrating National Minority Health Month, La Clínica del Pueblo has been chosen to join in a local town hall meeting sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, on Monday, April 2nd.

World AIDS Day: “Getting to Zero” – December 1st
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

La Clínica del Pueblo commemorates World AIDS Day guided by this year’s campaign slogan “Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV Infections, Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.”