What does it mean to live along the U.S.-Mexico border? Why is the border where it is, and how does the fence work? How violent is Ciudad Juarez? What are the health and wellness concerns of people? The answers to these questions can be found in National Pubic Radio's new Borderland Broadcast Series, a catalog of Steve Inskeep's travels along the more than 2,000-mile border to photographically illustrate what it means to live along the binational borderline for Latinos in the United States and Mexico. Follow along with the interactive series or listen to series ...
U.S. Latino, black, and American Indian children have greater obstacles to success than white and Asian children, according to a new report, NPR reports. The report, called Race for Results from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity. The report includes a score that compares how racial/ethnic children are progressing on 12 key milestones from birth to adulthood—such as math proficiency, high school graduation data, teen birth rates, employment prospects, family income and education levels, and poverty levels—at the national and state levels. The higher the score (up to 1,000), the better children fare. Asian children have the highest score at 776, followed by white children at 704. Among Latinos, only eight states had ...
Latinos are at high risk for asthma because prevalence, illness and deaths are strongly correlated with urban air quality, indoor allergens, lack of patient education and inadequate medical care, according to an American Lung Association report. Both asthma and allergies are caused by the body's immune response to environmental triggers, such that some allergens can also trigger asthma, according to Kaiser Permanente. Other irritants can trigger asthma, too, such as the flu. So what can Latinos do? To make an action plan, visit Kaiser Permanente's bilingual website. You can also check out Spanish-language resources from the American Lung Association: Breathe Well, Live Well is an adult asthma self-management education program led by an American Lung Association-trained ...
Hispanic moms are heavy users of social media and mobile technology, but there are differences in how they view themselves, according to a new poll, MediaPost reports. The poll, by BabyCenter (in English here or Spanish here), suggests that U.S. Hispanic women are a diverse group that can't be treated as a single market segment. The poll's key findings include: All Hispanic Moms are Not Alike—The poll shows four acculturation segments: complete acculturation (21%), high (40%), moderate (23%), and low (16%). Most completely-acculturated Hispanics view themselves as American, while most low-acculturated Hispanics view themselves as a Latino immigrant.
Hispanic Moms are Social—Moderate, high, and completely acculturated Hispanic moms are using the same social media as the ...
Unpaved roads. Lack of proper sewage. Inadequate water. Rose A. Treviño-Whitaker grew up among these third-world conditions that plague some colonias—mostly Latino unincorporated settlements in South Texas. That’s why she is dedicating her career to preventing disease and promoting public health as a researcher at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. She’s particularly interested in increasing physical activity. “Regardless of the neighborhood conditions I grew up in, I still led an active lifestyle. My sisters and I still went outside and had a great time playing soccer in the streets with the other neighborhood kids,” Treviño said. “It is hard to see that this is not the case anymore, in my old ...
Find the latest advances in Latino health—like a new cookbook with cancer-fighting recipes—in IHPR Noticias, the newsletter from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday. IHPR Noticias has these stories and more: Cookbook: Local Latinas’ Tasty Recipes Get Cancer-Fighting Makeover (Pg 1)
Profile: Inspired by Her Youth to Give Back...The Story of the IHPR's Rose A. Trevino (Pg 2)
New Guide: How to Increase Latino Accrual to Cancer Clinical Trials (Pg 3)
New Website: How to Grow a Healthy Change for Latino Kids (Pg 4)
Study: Study: Promotores de Salud Help Diabetic Latinos Improve Health (Pg 6)
Story: Latinos, Why is Organ and Sample Donation Important? (Pg ...
Have you heard of NBC News’ Parent Toolkit? The Parent Toolkit, available in English and Spanish, is a website and mobile app that helps parents navigate their children’s academic development and personal growth. The resource includes: A “growth chart” with grade-by-grade academic benchmarks for Pre-K through 12th grade in math and English language arts;
Tips and resources for parents to support their children’s learning for Pre-K through 12th grade; and
A guide to parent-teacher conferences and school counselor meetings. The goals of this toolkit, which is sponsored by Pearson, are to give parents a clear understanding of what is expected of their children at each step in their academic journey, and to provide a comprehensive set of tips and tools to help ...
Latinos are expected to comprise 30% of the U.S. population b y 2050. That's 15% who will be Latinas. But Latinas have a much smaller hold on elected state and national political offices, according to a new infographic from Latinas Represent, Latina Lista reports: Out of 79 women holding seats in the House of Representatives (total: 435), only 9 are Latina.
No Latina has ever held a Senate seat.
Out of 1,789 women state legislators (total: 7,383 state legislators), only 78 are Latina.
Of the 75 women holding statewide executive positions (total: 320 executives), only 5 are Latina.
There is only one Latina governor. Latinas Represent, a partnership between the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda and Political Parity, aims to increase the number of Latinas in elected ...
Hispanics live longer than other population groups, even though they face higher rates of blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity, according to the largest-ever study of Latino health. The federal study, called the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL), is a multi-city epidemiological study collected information on the health issues, risk factors, and lifestyle habits that impact this population. The study has followed more than 16,000 Hispanic adults from Chicago, San Diego, Miami and the Bronx since 2008. Some of its initial national results include: 80% of Hispanic men and 71% of women had at least one adverse risk factor for heart disease (i.e., high cholesterol/blood pressure, obesity, diabetes or smoking).
The percentage with obesity was high among ...
