Resources

• Alcohol Alert: Alcohol and Minorities: An Update (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• Asthma: A Concern for Minority Populations (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Black and Hispanic HIV Patients Are Less Likely to Get Experimental Medication (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Cancer Health Disparities (National Cancer Institute)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health
• Cut Down on Fat - Not on Taste! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Cut Down on Salt and Sodium! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Diabetes in Hispanic Americans (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Folic Acid Knowledge and Use among Hispanic Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health)
• Glaucoma Is the Leading Cause of Blindness among a Sample of U.S. Hispanics (American Academy of Ophthalmology)
• Health Disparities: Minority Research and Training Activities at NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Health Problems in Hispanic American/Latina Women (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Hispanic American Health (National Institutes of Health)
• Hispanic or Latino Populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health)
• Hispanic Women in Border States Less Likely to Receive Screening for Breast and Cervical Cancers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Hispanic-American Health (Medline Plus)
• Hispanics and Cardiovascular Diseases (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Hispanics and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
• Hispanics and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (American Social Health Association)
• Hispanics and Tobacco (American Lung Association)
• Hispanics and Tobacco (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• HIV and AIDS Still Gaining Strength Among Minorities, Women (Office of the Director)
• HIV Infection in Minority Populations (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• HIV/AIDS among Hispanics in the United States (National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention)
• HIV/AIDS among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Continuing Risk (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
• Improving Depression Care has Long-Lasting Benefits for African Americans and Hispanics (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Increased Risk of Dying from Pregnancy among Hispanic Women in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Kick the Smoking Habit! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Latino Women and Osteoporosis (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
• Leading Causes of Death for Women in the United States, 2000 (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Learn Your Cholesterol Number! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Medication and Psychotherapy Treat Depression in Low-Income Minority Women (National Institutes of Health)
• Mental Health and Latinos/Hispanic Americans (Surgeon General)
• Millions of Hispanics at Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Minorities and Biomedical Research (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Minority Cancer Awareness (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care (National Center for Health Statistics)
• NIAAA Analysis Reveals Increased Risk for Liver Cirrhosis Death among Hispanic Americans (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• NINR Focus: Hispanic health (National Institute of Nursing Research)
• Nursing Home Residents, Minorities Under-Treated for Recurrent Stroke (American Heart Association)
• Office of Minority Health Resource Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
• Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF File
• Overweight Hispanic Youth Face Increased Risk of Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome (Endocrine Society)
• Pongase en accion-prevenga la alta presion! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Pregnancy-Related Mortality (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
• Prevalence of Glaucoma in Mexican-Americans (National Eye Institute)
• Primera conferencia a nivel nacional para tratar asuntos genéticos importantes para la población hispana/latina (National Cancer Institute)
• Protect Your Heart--Lower Your Blood Cholesterol! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• Protecting the Health of Latino Communities: Combating HIV/AIDS (National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention) - Links to PDF File
• Racial / Ethnic Health Disparities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities (American Public Health Association) - Links to PDF File
• Recent Trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity--U.S., 1990-1998 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Serving Our Hispanic American Elders (Administration on Aging)
• 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)
• Stay Active and Feel Better! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• U.S. Latinos Have High Rates of Eye Disease and Visual Impairment (National Institutes of Health)
• Watch Your Weight! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
• What Are U.S. Latinos' HIV Prevention Needs? (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
• What Should Latina/Hispanic Women Know about Heart Disease and Stroke? [Easy-to-Read] (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File