Latino folk illnesses: Exploring ‘Caida de la Mollera’
Latino folk illnesses: Exploring ‘Caida de la Mollera’
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Caida de la mollera is the most challenging and potentially fatal of probably all Latino folk illnesses, according to Rice University. Children with this condition have what Western […]
Health care administrators: Where are the Latino role models?
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Latinos make up approximately 3 percent of hospital board members in the United States, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA), while approximately 90 percent of […]
Latino food purchases most influenced by family, emotional values
By Hope Gillette, Saludify While acculturation may have a significant impact on the diet of the millions of Hispanics in the country, data from The Multi-Cultural Latino Consumer study indicates the family experience […]
Does the Hispanic Paradox invalidate anti-immigration sentiment?
By Hope Gillette, Saludify The Hispanic paradox is a phrase used to describe the longevity Hispanic immigrants enjoy despite high rates of certain chronic illnesses like diabetes. On average, Hispanics live […]
Michelle Obama Gives Keynote Address at NCLR Conference
By Latinovations At the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza on Tuesday, First Lady Michelle Obama took the opportunity to discuss immigration and childhood obesity — an […]
Does Accultu ration Make Latinos Live Shorter, Sicker Lives?
By Martha Garcia, Saludify Acculturation, or adapting to the culture of the society you live in (including diet, lifestyle habits, language), is often at the heart of criticism for many Latinos. […]
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 […]
What Are the Main Health Issues affecting Latinos in the U.S.?
By Hope Gillette, Saludify Hispanics are one of the fastest growing minorities in the United States, representing more than 16 percent of the country’s population, according to the most recent U.S. […]
$30,000 to Study Obese Latino Kids Who Drink Soda
By Alexander Abad-Santos, The Atlantic Fans of conservative scientific outrage and the railing against senseless Obama administration-backed spending therein, have no fear: We’ve got the early word on a study […]
Latinos: Healthcare not Immigration Made 2012 Difference
By Curt Warner, Voxxi By any measure, this past year was a momentous one in terms of both healthcare policy in the abstract and in a more practical sense for […]
