Latinos in Favor of Birth Control & Sexual Education
Latinos in Favor of Birth Control & Sexual Education
By Hope Gillette, Saludify A new poll presented Thursday in a webinar by Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health at the Silver School […]
Why U.S. Latinos Struggle to Seek Mental Health Care
By Dr. Elizabeth King, Saludify Although Latinos are an ethnic group at high risk for mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and substance abuse, they are less likely than other groups […]
A Look at Immigrant Patients Deported by Hospitals
By Associated Press/Boston Herald DES MOINES, Iowa — Over the last five years, American hospitals have sent at least 600 immigrants who were in the U.S. illegally back to their home […]
Amaranth, The Seeds That Time Forgot
By Saul Elbein, Texas Observer Every morning, while her girls are still in bed, Irma Rosales makes tortillas for breakfast. She prepares the masa, pats it into little cakes, places them […]
Risky Sun Exposure Linked to Language Spoken Among Latinos
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Spanish-speaking Hispanics in the United States are more likely to protect themselves from risky sun exposure when compared to English-speaking Hispanics. The data comes from the […]
What The Health Reform Law Means to Latinos Today
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Almost 10 months have passed since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) made it through the Supreme Court’s scrutiny, paving the way for millions of United States residents […]
Mexico City Tries to Get Salt Shakers Off Tables
By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press/Seattle Times MEXICO CITY — Salt and lime with tequila. Salt with your iced “michelada” beer. Salt and chili on fruit and even candy. Mexicans love salt, […]
Will Aspiring U.S. Citizens Be Caught in Healthcare Limbo
By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz.–Teresa Ramirez learned to live with the pain of ovarian cysts after she was diagnosed a year ago. As an undocumented immigrant, she […]
Latinos Likely Worse Off From High Blood Pressure
By Hope Gillette, Saludify High blood pressure, also called hypertension, now affects 30 percent of people in the United States, said health officials from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) on […]
Migration of Latin American Nurses Could Help U.S. Healthcare
By John Benson, Saludify Solving healthcare issues on both sides of the border is the theme of the recently released report Strengthening Health Systems in North and Central America: What role for […]
