Latinos can struggle with mental health issues and substance use disorder, studies show. What can be done? Individuals and community groups can get help raise awareness about mental health issues and substance use disorder, take action and promote healthy lifestyles during National Prevention Week 2015 from May 17-23, 2015. You can: Plan a community event. Find resources in English or Spanish. Take a "Prevention Pledge" on Facebook. Click “Sign the Pledge" to add your brick to the wall, share a personal or community prevention story that will appear on your brick, and see how you can can make a positive difference in the lives of others. Take a photo of yourself for the “Yo elijo”/“I Choose” Project. To participate in the “Yo elijo” (“I Choose”) ...
Are you a post-doctoral fellow or a new investigator interested in research funding opportunities? The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) and GMaP Region 4 invites you to participate in career mentored and non-mentored research opportunities. The deadlines to apply to the following programs are: June 12 and October 12. NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01) BASIC/POPULATION SCIENCE Individuals with Research or Health Professional Doctoral Degree
100K Salary/30K R&D; • 3 - 5 years support NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08) TRANSLATION Individuals with Health Professional ...
The price tag of genetic tests for breast and ovarian cancer can reach thousands of dollars. What if genetic testing was cheaper? California-based Color Genomics has launched a $249 genetic test that can be done at home and analyzes a saliva sample for mutations in the breast cancer gene BRCA1 and BRCA2, which identify a woman's risk for cancer, according to U.S. News & World Report. "Color's goal is to democratize access to genetic testing, starting with breast and ovarian cancer risk testing," Elad Gil, one of the company's co-founders, told NPR Health. This could mean greater accessibility for genetic testing among Latinas. Latinas are 20% more likely to die from breast cancer than white non-Hispanic women at the same age and stage. Yet genetic testing isn't as common among ...
Can you reduce global health disparities using the Internet? You’re invited to a Redes En Acción webinar at 11 a.m. CST Tuesday (5/12/15) to explore how researchers are using online, scientifically tested interventions to encourage people to quit smoking and more. The webinar will feature Dr. Ricardo Muñoz, a Redes investigator who NPR Latino called the "Carlos Santana of Health" by likening his innovation in psychology to Santana's innovation in music (plus they grew up in the same San Francisco region). Muñoz will describe "massive open online interventions" (MOOIs), mental health and substance abuse interventions that are scientifically validated and available online to unlimited numbers of consumers. "Most of these consumers can be expected to drop out, but some will stay ...
Although U.S. teen pregnancy rates have been declining for several years, disparities remain. Latina girls ages of 15-19, for example, have higher teen pregnancy rates than any other U.S. group. While pregnancies early on in life can have serious health implications, they also have an impact on social, educational and economic outcomes. Therefore, we must work to find solutions aimed at overcoming these disparities. This week follow our #SaludTues Tweetchat on Twitter (via @SaludToday, @MATeenPregnancy, @sexedhonestly) to learn about ways to support Latino teens and prevent teenage pregnancies. WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Taking Action To Reduce Disparities in Latino Teen Pregnancy”
DATE: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
TIME: Noon CST (1:00 PM ET)
WHERE: On Twitter with ...
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation Latinos are more prone to be diagnosed with skin cancer at a much later stage than others in the United States. The deadliest form of skin cancer is melanoma affecting primarily women ages 25-29. According to the doctors most people have the misperception that skin cancer only affects adults, but recent studies show the incidence among children has been growing over the last couple of years. “This misperception that if you're a kid, there's no way you can have skin cancer, whether it be non-melanoma or melanoma skin cancer, is very misleading,” Dr. Adam Friedman told Fox Health. While skin cancer mostly affects fair-skinned individuals everyone is at-risk. "Anyone can get skin cancer. Skin cancer does not care what color your skin is, what ...
The leading causes of death among Latinos are diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to the first national annual report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report evaluates the health risks Latinos were exposed to in comparison to non-Hispanic whites in the U.S between 2009 and 2013. Despite less Latinos dying from the top 10 most lethal diseases in the United States more Latinos die from diabetes, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. The report also found that among Latinos smoking is less common (14%) than among whites (24%), but is high among Puerto Rican males (26 %) and Cuban males (22%). The CDC also found differences among Hispanics born in the U.S. and those born abroad. Latinos born outside the United States are more prone to suffer ...
Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, a long-time Latino health researcher, will become the new director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIHMD is the NIH's leading organization for planning, reviewing, coordinating and evaluating its minority health and disparities research activities. In his new role, Dr. Pérez-Stable will oversee a $270 million budget to conduct and support research, training, research capacity and infrastructure development, public education and information dissemination programs to improve minority health. Dr. Pérez-Stable leads the northwest region of Redes En Acción, a national Latino cancer research network funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and led by Dr. Amelie G. ...
Cinco de Mayo (May 5) is the perfect time to celebrate Latino heritage, culture, music and food. But too often that means leaving good nutrition behind. Let’s use #SaludTues on May 5, 2015, to tweet recipes, tips, and other resources that can make sure we eat healthy and stay active while we celebrate the best of Latino culture on Cinco de Mayo: WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “How to Have a Healthy Cinco de Mayo”
DATE: Tuesday, May 5, 2015
TIME: 1-2 p.m. ET (Noon-1 p.m. CT)
WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
HOST: @SaludToday
CO-HOSTS: Evette Rios, bilingual lifestyle expert and host of Recipe Rehab (@evrios), the American Heart Association’s Vida Saludable program (@AHA_Vida), Chef Daisy Martinez (@LA_Daisy) We’ll open the floor to your stories and ...
