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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 Latino and Hispanic Americans.
Related Issues
- Anyone Can Get Skin Cancer (National Cancer Institute) - PDF Also in Spanish
- Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - PDF - In English and Spanish
Specifics
- People with Lupus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tuberculosis and Hispanic or Latino Persons (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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
- 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)
- Hispanics/Latinos & Cardiovascular Diseases: Statistical Fact Sheet (American Heart Association) - PDF
- Immunizations and Hispanic Americans (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
- 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)
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Latino and Hispanic Americans (National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Loneliness and pain among community-dwelling middle-aged and older Black, Latino, and...
- Article: Erosion of the Latino Health Advantage in the US.
- Article: Barriers and facilitators to skin cancer prevention among Hispanics: a qualitative...
- Latino and Hispanic American Health -- see more articles
Women
- Heart Disease in Hispanic Women (American Heart Association) Also in Spanish