Hispanic-American Health

Children

1.	Overweight Hispanic Youth Face Increased Risk of D Endocrine Society http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ18SYNSPD&sub_...

Organizations

1.	Office of Minority Health Resource Center Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health http://www.omhrc.gov/




2.	National Center on Minority Health and Health Disp http://ncmhd.nih.gov/




3.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office http://www.cdc.gov/omh/

Overviews

1.	Hispanic or Latino Populations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health http://www.cdc.gov/omh/Populations/HL/hl.htm

Prevention/Screening

1.	Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/latino/foto_eng.pdf

Related Issues

1.	Seat Belts and Hispanics National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/partners/his.htm




2.	Diabetes in Hispanic Americans National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/hispanicamerican/

Research

1.	Improving Depression Care Has Long-Lasting Benefit Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/depminpr.htm




2.	Millions of Hispanics at Increased Risk for Type 2 National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/niddk-29.htm




3.	Hispanic-American Youths Less Likely to Receive AD Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/hispanic_adhd.html




4.	U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Eye Disease and Vi National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Eye Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nei-09.htm




5.	U.S.-Born Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic White National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2004/niaaa-06.htm




6.	Statement on the Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopath National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/news/statements/latinostudy.asp

Seniors

1.	Serving Our Hispanic American Elders Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/press/fact/alpha/fact_serving_hispanicamer.asp

Statistics

1.	FASTATS: Health of Mexican American Population National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mexican_health.htm




2.	Cancer Health Disparities National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/healthdisparities




3.	Smoking and Hispanics American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36002




4.	Racial / Ethnic Health Disparities Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040402.htm




5.	HIV/AIDS among Hispanics in the United States National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/hispanic.htm




6.	Hispanics/Latinos and Cardiovascular Diseases American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1075705598999FS05HIS4.pdf




7.	Hispanics and Sexually Transmitted Diseases American Social Health Association http://www.ashastd.org/news/hisp.html




8.	Hispanics and Lung Disease American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=36055




9.	Heart Disease and Stroke Maps National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh/(1yuitx45dju3yt45zdgxg555)/default.aspx




10.	FASTATS: Health of Hispanic/Latino Population National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/hispanic_health.htm

Women

1.	Folic Acid Knowledge and Use among Hispanic Women Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health http://www.cdc.gov/omh/Populations/HL/HHP/Folic.htm




2.	Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/latina.htm




3.	Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/minority/hispanic.htm




4.	Latino Women and Osteoporosis Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r602i&doctitle=Latino+Women+and+Osteop...