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Hispanic-American Health
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Minorities Get Less Care, Says Report (06/08/2005, United Press International)
- Hispanics Fare Worse with Early Lung Cancer (05/27/2005, Reuters Health)
- Latinos Have Earlier Alzheimer's Onset (05/18/2005, Reuters Health)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Hispanic or Latino Populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Large PDF file
Also available in: Spanish
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Diabetes in Hispanic Americans (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
- Seat Belts and Hispanics (National Safety Council)
Research
- Research
- Hispanic-American Youths Less Likely to Receive ADHD Diagnosis (Nemours Foundation)
- Improving Depression Care Has Long-Lasting Benefits for African Americans and Hispanics (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Also available in: Spanish - Millions of Hispanics at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Statement on the Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy and Age-Related Macular Degeneration among Hispanic/Latino Americans (National Eye Institute)
- U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Eye Disease and Visual Impairment (National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Eye Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - U.S.-Born Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites at Increased Risk for Psychiatric Disorders (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Statistics
- Statistics
- Cancer Health Disparities (National Cancer Institute)
- FASTATS: Health of Hispanic/Latino Population (National Center for Health Statistics)
- FASTATS: Health of Mexican American Population (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Hispanics and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- Hispanics and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (American Social Health Association)
- Hispanics/Latinos and Cardiovascular Diseases (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF
- HIV/AIDS among Hispanics in the United States (National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention)
- Racial / Ethnic Health Disparities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Smoking and Hispanics (American Lung Association)
Children
- Children
- Overweight Hispanic Youth Face Increased Risk of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome (Endocrine Society)
Women
- Women
- Folic Acid Knowledge and Use among Hispanic Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health)
- Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women (National Women's Health Information Center)
Also available in: Spanish - Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women
(National Women's Health Information Center) - Latino Women and Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)