Hispanic American Health
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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 Hispanic Americans.
Related Issues
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Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer
(National Cancer Institute)
- PDF
Also in Spanish
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Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- PDF
- In English and Spanish
Specifics
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Alcohol and the Hispanic Community
(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- PDF
- Heart Disease in Hispanic Women (American Heart Association)
- Latino Mental Health (NAMI)
- Lupus among Asians and Hispanics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Tuberculosis in Hispanics/Latinos (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
- CDC Vital Signs: Hispanic Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 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)
- Hispanic Health: CDC Vitalsigns (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hispanic Suicide (American Association of Suicidology) - PDF
- Hispanics/Latinos & Cardiovascular Disease: Statistical Fact Sheet (American Heart Association) - PDF
- 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)
- Profile: Hispanic/Latino Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- Statistical Profile of Older Hispanics (Administration for Community Living) - PDF
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hispanic Americans
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Latina mothers as agents of change in children's eating habits:...
- Article: Differences in Prevalence of Large Polyps Between Hispanic Americans from...
- Article: Brief Intervention Among Mexican-Origin Young Adults in the Emergency Department...
- Hispanic American Health -- see more articles
Find an Expert
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Also in Spanish
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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- Office of Minority Health (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Women
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Osteoporosis and Hispanic Women
(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)