36- DR. STEPHEN FALLON – Co-founder, Latinos Salud
For Dr. Stephen Fallon, the fight to educate gays about the risks of HIV infection began back in 2000 when he began working with gay and minority-based agencies and clinics that wanted to expand their HIV prevention and support services. “I’ve met some great people, helping agencies in 40 states through my consultancy,” Stephen says. But it wasn’t until 2008 that he discovered the lack of funding for the Latino community, a sector at increased risk for the disease. Originally, just a Broward county-based organization, Latinos Salud has now expanded to Miami-Dade county as well. “It’s our mission to provide client-centered, culturally competent health education and integrated preventive health services to Latino residents in order to reduce the burden of communicable diseases.”
