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LGBTQ Latinos Need Better Reproductive Care

Mary Mata June 20, 2011

A new report from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) finds that cultural and linguistic barriers, among others, affect how LGBTQ Latinos receive reproductive care. An excerpt from the report noted: […]

Adding Folic Acid To Corn Masa Could Prevent Birth Defects

Mary Mata June 17, 2011

Arizona One Step Closer To Destroying Ethnic Studies

Mary Mata June 16, 2011

EPA Must Strengthen Smog Standards Or Risk Health Of Latinos

Mary Mata

By Adrianna Quintero By 2050, one in four Americans will be Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the last decade, the total Latino population in the U.S. grew at a rate […]

Latinos Run Higher Risk Of Mercury, Coal Pollution

Mary Mata June 15, 2011

[Editor’s Note: The following is a press release from the Sierra Club.] An analysis of several studies conducted among Latinos reveal that this community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic […]

News Taco To Go: Latinos, Diabetes, DREAMers & White House

Mary Mata

The Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations One Glass Of OJ A Day Could Lead To Diabetes 67 Sueños: Help Undocumented Students Share Their Story How To Get […]

67 Sueños: Help Undocumented Students Share Their Story

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

When you think about the DREAM Act you think about valedictorians and soldiers and amazing people taking their cues from Horatio Alger, pulling themselves up by their bootstraps. But, as […]