Hispanic-American Health

• Latest News
• U.S. Worried by Health Disparities Among Hispanics (10/14/2004, Reuters Health)
• U.S. and Mexico Sign Migrant Health Pact (10/12/2004, United Press International)
• Millions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (09/29/2004, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Eye Disease and Visual Impairment (08/09/2004, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Eye Institute)

• Overviews
• Hispanic or Latino Populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Diabetes in Hispanic Americans (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
• Hispanics and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (American Social Health Association)
• Hispanics and Tobacco (American Lung Association)
• HIV Infection in Minority Populations (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Minority Cancer Awareness (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Prevention/Screening
• Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish

• Research
• Improving Depression Care has Long-Lasting Benefits for African Americans and Hispanics (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Increased Risk of Dying from Pregnancy among Hispanic Women in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Medication and Psychotherapy Treat Depression in Low-Income Minority Women (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Millions of Hispanics at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Prevalence of Glaucoma in Mexican-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)

• 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
• 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)
• Hispanics and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
• Hispanics and Tobacco (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Hispanics/Latinos and Cardiovascular Diseases (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Leading Causes of Death for Women in the United States, 2000 (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Racial / Ethnic Health Disparities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities (American Public Health Association) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• State Fact Sheets about Heart Disease among Men (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• State Fact Sheets about Heart Disease among Women (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

• 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: Breast Cancer (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women: Cervical Cancer (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women: Diabetes (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women: Getting Health Care (National Women's Health Information Center)
• HIV/AIDS among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Continuing Risk (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Latino Women and Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care (National Center for Health Statistics)
• What Should Latina/Hispanic Women Know about Heart Disease and Stroke? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish

• Children
• Overweight Hispanic Youth Face Increased Risk of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome (Endocrine Society)

• Seniors
• Serving Our Hispanic American Elders (Administration on Aging)