Category: Minorities
Hispanics live longer than most Americans, but will the US obesity epidemic change things?
Hispanic immigrants live longer than US-born whites but the life expectancy US-born Hispanics may soon be similar to that of US-born whites. Why? Obesity.
Push Is On in US to Figure Out South Asians’ High Heart
In the US, there’s increasing attention on high risk for heart disease among Americans of South Asian descent, a growing population of about 5.4 million.
Without Federal Protections, Farm Workers Risk Coronavirus Infection to Harvest Crops
Farms have already reported outbreaks among hundreds of workers in states that include California, Washington, Florida and Michigan.
How COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons Threatens Nearby Communities
Not only can the virus be brought into jails and prisons, but it also can leave those facilities and spread widely into surrounding communities and beyond.
Washington state COVID-19 case and death rates far higher among minorities
Analyses also find virus is increasingly affecting younger age groups.
Raising a diverse army to track COVID-19
Health departments across the U.S. are working to create diverse teams of contact tracers to control the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The South May See the Largest Share of Coronavirus Misery
Hotspots are being detected throughout the South, and the virus is seeping into rural communities where hospitals are ill-prepared to meet the challenge.
A School on Navajo Nation Stayed Open. Then People Started Showing Symptoms.
As some schools on the largest reservations were closing on account of the coronavirus, students at Rocky Ridge Boarding School continued attending class.
3 big ways that the US will change over the next decade
What will the U.S. look like 10 years from now? Which demographic groups in the U.S. will grow and which maybe even decline?
COFA offers coverage for some Pacific Islanders
COFA islanders include people from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated State of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
UW doctor seeks to make African American women more aware of endometrial cancer
Most women know to check for breast cancer and to get a yearly pap smear to check for cervical cancer. But few are aware of the risk of endometrial cancer.
Purveyors Of Black-Market Pharmaceuticals Target Immigrants
The drugs were cheap, and the customers — mostly from Mexico and Central America — did not need prescriptions to buy them. But many are counterfeit.
In Cherokee Country, Opioid Crisis Seen as Existential Threat
Native Americans, make up less than 2% of the population, have higher rates of overdose deaths from prescription and illicit opioids than any other racial/ethnic group
New Trump Rule on Medical Interpreters Could Leave Immigrants Behind
The Trump administration intends to relax a federal rule requiring medical providers let patients know about their right to language interpretation services.
Obesity Plagues Hispanics And Blacks In Colorado, Nation’s ‘Healthiest’ State
Upon closer inspection, Colorado weighs in as two states: one fit and trim and the other dangerously overweight.