Medline Plus, (NIH) U.S. National Library of Medicine. Includes a summary, statistics, clinical trials, and journal articles about African American Health.
Medline Plus, (NIH) U.S. National Library of Medicine. Includes a summary, statistics, clinical trials, and journal articles about American Indian and Alaskan Native Health.
Medline Plus, (NIH) U.S. National Library of Medicine. Includes a summary, statistics, clinical trials, and journal articles about Asian American Heallth.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services profiles with information including demographics, language fluency, education, economic, insurance coverage, and health status information.
"This book outlines the relationship between racism and health, while providing public health professionals with a variety of actions, strategies, and tools to understand and address the public health implications of racism, as well as inspiration to pursue health equity"--
Hispanics are defined as people of Spanish-speaking origin from Latin America, the Caribbean, or Europe. Hispanics vary in terms of socioeconomic status, race, religion and/or more. A common occurrence among the Hispanics, however, are the emerging issues concerning their health.It is estimated that by 2050 Hispanics will make up more than 25% of the United States' population. It is thus important that they have the resources to contribute maximally to American society.
We hear plenty about the widening income gap between the rich and the poor in America and about the expanding distance separating the haves and the have-nots. But when detailing the many things that the poor have not, we often overlook the most critical--their health.