Latino and Hispanic American Health

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• Related Issues
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Summary

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

• Genetics
• Environmental factors
• Access to care
• Cultural factors

On this page, you'll find links to health issues that affect Latino and Hispanic Americans.

Start Here

• Hispanic/Latino Health (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)

Related Issues

• Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer (National Cancer Institute) - PDF Also in Spanish
• Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF - In English and Spanish

Specifics

• Alcohol and the Hispanic Community (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - PDF Also in Spanish
• Lupus among Asians and Hispanics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Tuberculosis and Hispanic or Latino Persons (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish

Statistics and Research

• Asthma and Hispanic Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics and Latinos (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
• Chronic Liver Disease and Hispanic Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• Diabetes and Hispanic Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• FastStats: Health of Hispanic or Latino Population (National Center for Health Statistics)
• FastStats: Health of Mexican American Population (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Hispanics/Latinos & Cardiovascular Diseases: Statistical Fact Sheet (American Heart Association) - PDF
• HIV and Hispanic/Latino Gay and Bisexual Men (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
• Immunizations and Hispanic Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• Infant Mortality and Hispanic Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• Obesity and Hispanic Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• Statistical Profile of Older Hispanics (Administration for Community Living) - PDF

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Latino and Hispanic Americans (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: How do Latina/o Parents Interpret and Respond to the US Household...
• Article: Why I cannot return home yet.
• Article: Sedentary Bout Patterns and Metabolic Health in the Hispanic Community Health...
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Find an Expert

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Also in Spanish
• Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Women

• Heart Disease in Hispanic Women (American Heart Association) Also in Spanish