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Hispanic-American Health

Every racial or ethnic group has specific health concerns. Differences in the health of groups can result from

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Hispanic or Latino Populations(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Overviews
- Health Disparities Affecting Minorities: Hispanic/Latino Americans(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF
Latest News
- Hispanics Face Longer Wait for Emergency GI Care(08/06/2009, Reuters Health)
- Living in U.S. May Raise Hispanics' Cancer Risk(08/06/2009, HealthDay)
- Young Black, Hispanic Women Tend to Develop 'Love Handles'(07/21/2009, HealthDay)
- More News on Hispanic-American Health
Prevention/Screening
- Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
  Also available in Spanish
- Ten Ways Hispanics / Latinos Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes(National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
Nutrition
- Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF - In English and Spanish
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Specific Conditions
- Cancer 101(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Latino Cardiovascular Health Resources(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Mental Health and Hispanics / Latinos(American Psychiatric Association)
- Ten Facts about Diabetes and Kidney Disease in Hispanic Americans(National Kidney Foundation)
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Related Issues
- Understanding Donation: Multicultural Perspectives(Donate Life America)
- What's Next? Living After Cancer Treatment(Lance Armstrong Foundation) - PDF
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hispanic Americans(National Institutes of Health)
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Research
- Answers about HIV Vaccine Research(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - PDF
- Depression Management Effective in Low-Income Hispanic Cancer Patients(National Cancer Institute)
- Hispanics Less Likely to Have Repeat Revascularizations One Year After Angioplasty(American Heart Association)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Organizations
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
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Statistics
- Cancer Facts and Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2006-2008(American Cancer Society) - PDF
- Diabetes Epidemic Among Hispanics/Latinos(National Diabetes Education Program) - PDF
- FastStats: Health of Hispanic/Latino Population(National Center for Health Statistics)
- FastStats: Health of Mexican American Population(National Center for Health Statistics)
- Hispanic/Latino Profile(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Hispanics and Lung Disease(American Lung Association)
- HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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- Suicide among Hispanic Americans(Education Development Center, Inc.) - PDF
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Teenagers
- Health Risks and Disparities Experienced by Hispanic Youth(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Women
- Heart Truth for Latinas(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF
  Also available in Spanish
- Minority Women's Health: Hispanic American/Latinas(National Women's Health Information Center)
- Osteoporosis and Hispanic Women(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
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