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HHS Fact Sheet: Advancing Health Equity for Hispanics

(6 days ago) WEBUnder Medicare Part B and Part D, about 131,000 Hispanic Medicare enrollees would have benefited from the insulin cap if it had been in efect in 2020. Among the 3.4 million enrollees who received a vaccine under Medicare Part D in 2021, nearly 245,000 were Hispanic …

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-fact-sheet-advancing-health-equity-for-hispanics.pdf

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Continuing efforts are addressing health disparities …

(Just Now) WEBDALLAS, April 17, 2024 — Language barriers, longstanding structural racism barriers, underrepresentation within the ranks of health care professionals and higher than average rates of poor health risk factors are among the alarming trends that continue to impede quality health care outcomes for Hispanic Latino people living in the United States.

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/continuing-efforts-are-addressing-health-disparities-among-hispanic-latino-people-in-u-s

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Hispanic and Latino Americans SAMHSA

(3 days ago) WEBBehavioral Health Concerns. According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Nearly 22% of Hispanic and Latino Americans reported having a mental illness, …

https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/hispanic-latino

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Health Disparities in Hispanic or Latino People NCHHSTP …

(2 days ago) WEBTB disease was reported in 2,617 Hispanics/Latinos in the United States, accounting for 29% of all people reported with TB disease nationally. The rate of TB disease in Hispanic/Latinos was 4.4 cases per 100,000 population, which is over eight times higher than the rate of TB disease in non-Hispanic whites (0.5 cases per 100,000 population).

https://www.cdc.gov/health-disparities-hiv-std-tb-hepatitis/populations/hispanic-latino.html

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Hispanic Americans & Health Equity - NIHCM

(3 days ago) WEBHispanic and Latino Americans have been 2.8 times more likely to be hospitalized and 2.3 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than their White counterparts. This infographic highlights the …

https://nihcm.org/publications/hispanic-americans-health-equity

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Unfair and Unjust Practices and Conditions Harm Hispanic …

(Just Now) WEBWhen people face many forms of stress—such as that caused by financial problems, discrimination, or unsafe neighborhoods—they can be more likely to smoke. 30,31,32 Hispanic/Latino people have been overrepresented among Americans in poverty and, overall, are more likely have lower socioeconomic status than white people. 33 One …

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/health-equity/hispanic-latino/unfair-and-unjust.html

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Health inequities among Latinos/Hispanics: …

(3 days ago) WEBApproximately 18% of the Latino/Hispanic population are undocumented in the United States (US) [ 1 ]. Research has documented health disadvantages of undocumented Latinos/Hispanics compared to their documented counterparts. Undocumented immigrants, regardless of duration, have higher blood pressure compared to documented immigrants …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7415496/

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Todos Somos, Somos Uno (We are All, We are One): …

(6 days ago) WEBThe theme for the 2023 National Hispanic Heritage Month is Todos Somos, Somos Uno: We are All, We are One. This theme highlights that Hispanic and Latino people are both deeply connected to one another and to U.S. society as well as richly diverse. Hispanic and Latino people in the U.S. have ancestry from 21 Spanish …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/hispanic-heritage-month/index.html

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Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Hispanic and …

(7 days ago) WEBWhen it comes to mental health research, Hispanic and Latino youth have been woefully understudied, but the research we do have suggests a real cause for concern. Evidence indicates that Hispanic and Latino youth have pressing mental health needs and are not receiving adequate mental health care . The dramatic, and …

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/messages/2023/supporting-the-mental-health-needs-of-hispanic-and-latino-youth

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Inequities Health Care Black Latinx/Hispanic Communities …

(1 days ago) WEBInequities in Health and Health Care in Black and Latinx/Hispanic Communities: 23 Charts. People wear face masks as they walk at a shopping district in Miami Beach, Florida, on February 3, …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/2021/jun/inequities-health-care-black-latinx-hispanic-communities-23-charts

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Driving Health Equity for the Hispanic American …

(4 days ago) WEBCigna is Committed to Health Equity. For more than a decade, Cigna has promoted the identification of health disparities and influenced the development of solutions that result in more equitable …

https://newsroom.thecignagroup.com/driving-health-equity-hispanic-american-community

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SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Equity Fact Sheet

(1 days ago) WEBSAMHSA’s mission is to promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and improved outcomes for all populations. As emphasized in SAMHSA’s 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, the agency’s work is guided by the core principles of equity, trauma-informed

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/health-equity-fact-sheet.pdf

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Psychiatry.org - Latino Youth: Overcoming Challenges to Mental …

(5 days ago) WEBJul 24:1049732319857695. Latino youth are more likely than their peers to have mental health issues, which often go unaddressed and untreated, according to a recent review of research by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Many Latino youth face several stressors related to family life and to community/school that can impact their mental health.

https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/latino-youth-overcoming-challenges-mental-health

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Health Equity for Children and Youth With Special Health Care …

(6 days ago) WEBHealth equity is a key pillar in supporting a future in which CYSHCN enjoy a full life and thrive, as envisioned by experts and community partners who gathered in 2019 and 2020 to develop the Blueprint for Change: Guiding Principles for a System of Services for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs and Their Families.However, a …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/149/Supplement%207/e2021056150F/188222/Health-Equity-for-Children-and-Youth-With-Special

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Youth Participatory Approaches and Health Equity: …

(4 days ago) WEBThere is an array of youth participatory approaches relevant to health equity efforts in community psychology, adolescent health, youth development, and education. While they share some commonalities, they also reflect important distinctions regarding key processes and intended level of impact.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajcp.12451

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Opportunities to Address Obesity Disparities Among High-Risk …

(3 days ago) WEBDisparities in Obesity-Related Diseases. The presence of childhood obesity is associated with more than 29 developmental, physical, and psychosocial health complications [].In regard to physical consequences, Latino youth are disproportionately burdened by the metabolic syndrome (16.4% Mexican American youth vs 5.4% in non-Latino White …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9116051/

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COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Race/Ethnicity: Current Data and

(3 days ago) WEBDisparities in Total COVID-19 Cases and Deaths. As of August 5, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a total of over 84 million cases, for which race/ethnicity was

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/covid-19-cases-and-deaths-by-race-ethnicity-current-data-and-changes-over-time/

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Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Hispanic and Latino Youth

(9 days ago) WEBPosted July 10, 2023By Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D.Director, National Institute of Mental Health At the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), we have made it a priority to advance science focused on decreasing youth mental health disparities by 2031. In this message, I’d like to focus specifically on one group: Hispanic and Latino youth. When …

https://blog.nimhd.nih.gov/nimhd-insights-current-blog-posts-2023/news_feed/supporting-the-mental-health-needs-of-hispanic-and-latino-youth

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Using Cuento to Support the Behavioral Health Needs of …

(9 days ago) WEBFor MDE, non-Hispanic White youth received treatment at rates 12-13 percentage points higher than Hispanic/Latino youth. In the 2019 NSDUH, nearly half of non-Hispanic White youth with MDE did not receive treatment compared to 63.2 percent Hispanic/Latino youth. This remained relatively unchanged in 2020 with 49.1 percent …

https://www.samhsa.gov/blog/using-cuento-support-behavioral-health-needs-hispanic-latinos

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Imagining Youth-Centered Communities – A Dialogue with Youth

(4 days ago) WEBFor NAHM, the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) is hosting a youth dialogue on adolescent health on May 23, 2024, at 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET. Alexis, LA Reproductive Health Equity, CAAnusha, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, TXMai, Healthy Futures of Texas, TXMyla, Coalition of Juvenile Justice, D.C.Tania, …

https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/events/webinar/imagining-youth-centered-communities-dialogue-youth

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Hispanic and Latino People and Commercial Tobacco Use: Health

(3 days ago) WEBIn order to achieve health equity, we work to eliminate health disparities. Health disparities are differences in health outcomes that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental factors that affect Hispanic and Latino people. To improve health equity, we must consider the role of commercial tobacco. A. Continue reading

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco-health-equity/collection/hispanic-latino.html

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NIMHD DSS: Drs. Miguel Marino and John Heintzman

(Just Now) WEBIndividuals who need reasonable accommodation to participate should contact Edgar Dews (phone: 301-402-1366) at least five business days before the event. Page published May 16, 2024. Drs. Miguel Marino and John Heintzman join NIMHD Director Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable to discuss the role of primary care in Latino health equity.

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/news-events/conferences-events/directors-seminar-series/2024/dss_2024june-heintzmanMarino.html

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NAMI New Jersey, N Brunswick, NJ

(1 days ago) WEBPhone: 732.940.0991. Toll-free: 1-866-626-4664. Email: [email protected]. This website was designed &. developed by Terese Condella, Anabelle McLean & Michael Nadle. Dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness, for more information contact 732-940-0991, N Brunswick, NJ.

https://naminj.org/programs/multicultural/nami-nj-en-espanol/

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Hispanic Heritage Month and the Growth of New Jersey’s Latinx

(8 days ago) WEBDuring the same decade, New Jersey’s Hispanic population grew by nearly half a million people (447,431), which equates to a growth rate of 28.8% between 2010 and 2020 (compared to the state’s overall population growth rate of 5.7%). The Hispanic population also increased in all 21 New Jersey counties. While Hudson County …

https://www.njfuture.org/2021/10/13/hispanic-heritage-month-and-the-growth-of-new-jerseys-latinx-population/

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(Original Signature of Member) TH D CONGRESS SESSION H.

(4 days ago) WEB2 1 (1) Hispanic and Latino youth often experience 2 and suffer from toxic stress, which stems from pro- 3 longed stress, trauma, or adverse childhood experi- 4 ences. 5 (2) At least 78 percent of Hispanic and Latino 6 youth suffer from at least one adverse childhood ex- 7 perience, which can harm a child’s physical and 8 mental health. 9 (3

https://salinas.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/salinas.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/Latino%20Youth%20Mental%20Health%20Empowerment%20Act.pdf

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Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being — Current Priorities of the …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well‑Being. Centered on the worker’s voice and equity, these Five Essentials support workplaces as engines of well-being. Each essential is grounded in two human needs, shared across industries and roles.

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html?_hsmi=306559184

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Latinx Non-Profits + Resources in Northern New Jersey

(1 days ago) WEBStatewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Lyndhurst, New Jersey. When business leaders saw the lack of mentorship and training available for Hispanic business owners over 28 years ago, this non-profit was formed. For over 28 years, the SHCC has been the voice of nearly 120,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in New Jersey.

https://www.themontclairgirl.com/latinx-nonprofits-northern-new-jersey/

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Public Health Council Meeting May 15, 2024 - Mass.gov

(2 days ago) WEBThe Community Health Equity Survey (CHES) is an innovative, community-based survey. administered to residents aged 14 and older. Uses a non-probability quota sampling methodology. Sample goals were set for Communities of Focus to ensure representation and sample sizes for granular and intersectional analyses.

https://www.mass.gov/doc/phc-presentation-may-15-2024/download

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Tuberculosis and Hispanic or Latino Persons Tuberculosis (TB) CDC

(8 days ago) WEBSeveral important factors contribute to the higher rates of TB among some Hispanic or Latino persons. TB disease affects Hispanic or Latino persons more than others. In 2022, TB disease was reported among 2,824 Hispanic or Latino persons in the United States. This accounts for 33.9% of all people reported with TB nationally.

https://www.cdc.gov/tb/health-equity/hispanic-or-latino-persons.html

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Black Disparities in Youth Incarceration - The Sentencing Project

(6 days ago) WEBAs of 2021, Black youth were 4.7 times as likely to be placed (i.e., detained or committed) in juvenile facilities as their white peers, according to nationwide data collected in October 2021 and recently released. This disparity has hardly changed over the past decade. 1. Juvenile facilities, including 1,323 detention centers, residential

https://www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/black-disparities-in-youth-incarceration/

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Reflections from the Road: USDA Journeys to Texas for its Second

(6 days ago) WEBThe Texas Hispanic Farmer and Rancher Conference (THFRC) and Food Summit 2024 in McAllen, Texas, held from April 24-27, 2024. This gathering marked the second Regional Equity Convening, following the Inaugural Regional Convening in Michigan, where USDA leadership stood shoulder to shoulder with stakeholders to …

https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2024/05/16/reflections-road-usda-journeys-texas-its-second-regional-equity-convening

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Cancer and Hispanic or Latino People Cancer CDC

(1 days ago) WEBCancer is the leading cause of death for Hispanic and Latino people in the United States. Compared to members of other races and ethnicities, Hispanic and Latino people have higher rates of getting and dying from some kinds of cancer. Hispanic women have a high rate of getting cervical cancer. Hispanic women have the second highest …

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/health-equity/hispanic-latino.html

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INTERAGENCY EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

(4 days ago) WEBCommission Racial Equity Statement. Published: January 27, 2021. The California Transportation Commission recognizes that throughout California’s history, improvements to the State’s transportation system have disproportionately benefitted some population groups and burdened others. The Commission condemns all forms of racism and is

https://catc.ca.gov/-/media/ctc-media/documents/eac-meetings/2024/2024-05/tab-6-presentation-v2-a11y.pdf

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Hispanic and Latino People Experience a Health Burden From …

(7 days ago) WEBCommercial tobacco gets in the way of achieving health equity for Hispanic/Latino people. A. There are differences in cigarette smoking by country of birth. For example, the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey 5 showed that: 7.4% of Hispanic middle and high school students currently used any tobacco product.

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco-health-equity/collection/hispanic-latino-health-burden.html

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GHS Student Anna Peach Appointed to Climate Equity …

(6 days ago) WEBGraduating GHS senior Anna Peach will serve on the inaugural Youth Advisory Council for the Climate Equity Collaborative, a public-private partnership formed by the National Wildlife Foundation. The council consists of 14 individuals across the nation and aims to help engage nontraditional partners—like youth and underserved …

https://globalhealthstudies.uiowa.edu/news/2024/05/ghs-student-anna-peach-appointed-climate-equity-collaboratives-youth-advisory-council

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COVID-19 Vaccine Equity for Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups

(5 days ago) WEBCDC is committed to COVID-19 vaccine equity, which is when everyone has fair and just access to COVID-19 vaccination. There are many social, geographic, political, economic, and environmental factors that create challenges to vaccination access and acceptance, and that often affect racial and ethnic minority groups. Some of these …

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/vaccine-equity.html

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