Celebrating Alva Moreno, Woman's Advocate and Community Activist.

Alva emphasizes the importance  of self-care to be an effective community activist.  Activists work many hours under stressful conditions and need to be mindful of their own physical and mental health needs.During the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Alva was called upon to expand services to meet the growing needs of Spanish-speaking Gay Latino men, as well as men who were having sex with men and women who were infected and affected. She  assisted  and educated families about HIV/AIDS and LGBT  communities, and helped them cope with  stigma, fear and death.Alva shares her thoughts on how to ensure equity  and justice during the Covid-19 Pandemic including using existing  Nonprofit networks throughout Latino communities as well as radio and social media to improve education and  communication to the diverse Latino communities.Alva continues her work as a consultant as owner of  AAM  Social Services Consulting.