Study: Community Environments Impact Individual Health
Neighborhoods with large populations of people of color also have high rates of chronic disease, less access to healthy foods, and other systemic inju…
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Data: Latino Youth Struggled with Mental Health in 2020
2020 was a difficult year for many reasons. The combination of a deadly pandemic, a racial reckoning about police violence, and economic hardships hav…
Study: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Have a Different Impact on Latinos
We know Latinos are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and dementia than whites. Now a new study shows that Latinos experience sl…
Advocates Urge Taking ‘Food Security’ Toward ‘Nutrition Security’
Millions of Latinos and other Americans of color suffer from a lack of reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. For ye…
Data: Segregation Leads to Lower Income, Life Expectancy for Latinos
Living in segregated cities can have negative impacts on Latino and Black people rather than living in racially diverse areas, according to a new anal…
Raising Awareness of Disparities for LGBTQ Latinos
June marks LGBTQ Pride Month, which celebrates equality and visibility for the LGBTQ community. For LGBTQ Latinos, that means recognizing identity whi…
Data: Latinos Make Up Less than 2% of COVID-19 Media Coverage
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted Latinos. Latinos have suffered a disproportionate burden of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and d…
FDA Approves New Drug for Alzheimer’s, But Scientists Divided Over Decision
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug called Aduhelm (aducanumab) to treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia…
Luz Garcini: Helping Latino Immigrants Heal from Grief
Luz Garcini wants to help Latinos heal from the loss of a loved one. “One of the biggest needs that we see in the community right now is that there …
Norma Cavazos: Get the COVID-19 Vaccine to Protect Your Health, Community!
Like many of us, Norma Cavazos has had her life turned upside down by COVID-19. Many of her family members have gotten sick. Some even died. She’s h…
