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Summary
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
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Delicious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- PDF
- In English and Spanish
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Skin Cancer in People with Darker Skin
(National Cancer Institute)
- PDF
Also in 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
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Latino and Hispanic Americans
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Community utilization of a co-created COVID-19 testing program in a US/Mexico...
- Article: Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening in Hispanic Head and Neck Cancer...
- Article: Novel BMI cutoff points for obesity diagnosis in older Hispanic adults.
- Latino and Hispanic American Health -- see more articles
Women
- Heart Disease in Hispanic Women (American Heart Association) Also in Spanish
The information on this site should not be used as a substitute for professional medical care or advice. Contact a health care provider if you have questions about your health.