http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/CHANNEL/Health Health Issues en http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/cdc-launches-spanish-language-web-site-health-latinos <p>The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has relaunched a Spanish-language Web site, <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/spanish" title="www.cdc.gov/spanish">www.cdc.gov/spanish</a>, that provides information on health issues of relevance to Latino communit</p> <p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/cdc-launches-spanish-language-web-site-health-latinos">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/cdc-launches-spanish-language-web-site-health-latinos#comments Health Latino Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:15:35 -0500 RBH 17 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/mass-secretary-health-judyann-bigby-md-persistence-racial-and-ethnic-health-disparities <p>Following is an edited trancript of Dr. Bigby's phone interview with New England Ethnic News, on Nov. 29, 2007. </p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/mass-secretary-health-judyann-bigby-md-persistence-racial-and-ethnic-health-disparities">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/mass-secretary-health-judyann-bigby-md-persistence-racial-and-ethnic-health-disparities#comments African American Asian Bigby diabetes disparities Health Interview Latino Native American 42.358880 -71.056820 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:59:36 -0500 36 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-massachusetts-report-hivaids-reveals-troubling-disparity-communities-color <p> BOSTON, Dec. 4, 2007-Latinos and African Americans each comprise only 6% of the population of Massachusetts, but they make up more than 50% of the state's residents who have HIV/AIDS. </p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-massachusetts-report-hivaids-reveals-troubling-disparity-communities-color">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-massachusetts-report-hivaids-reveals-troubling-disparity-communities-color#comments African American disparities Health HIV/AIDS Latino Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:00:00 -0500 Mary 43 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/city-and-teens-get-tough-cigarette-ads <p>On the outside of one convenience store in Dorchester, at the corner of Adams Street and Centre Street, they spread like a rash: 23 ads for eight brands of cigarettes. </p> <p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/city-and-teens-get-tough-cigarette-ads">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/city-and-teens-get-tough-cigarette-ads#comments ads African American cigarettes Health Latino teens tobacco Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Mary 118 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/haitian-womens-assn-hosts-forum-domestic-violence <p> <strong>Haitian Women Assn. Hosts Forum on Domestic Violence</strong> </p> <p> <em><strong>Cultural Gaps in Communication Contribute to Cycle of Violence in Children </strong></em> </p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/haitian-womens-assn-hosts-forum-domestic-violence">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/haitian-womens-assn-hosts-forum-domestic-violence#comments Bastien domestic Haitian Health Miami services social violence women Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Mary 123 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/boston-youth-speak-out-violence-and-education <p>As the old saying goes, children should be seen, not heard.</p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/boston-youth-speak-out-violence-and-education">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/boston-youth-speak-out-violence-and-education#comments African American Education Health Latino snitching teens violence Youth Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 127 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/health-nonprofit-helps-youth-and-trains-groups-serve-aids-patients <p>For many Bostonians in need of health services, gaining access to care can become more difficult in the bitter cold of winter.</p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/health-nonprofit-helps-youth-and-trains-groups-serve-aids-patients">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/health-nonprofit-helps-youth-and-trains-groups-serve-aids-patients#comments African American AIDS Health JRI Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:02:13 -0500 Mary 151 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-report-highlights-racial-disparities-oral-health-mass-kids <p> A new report of the Boston-based <a href="http://www.CatalystInstitute.org" target="_blank">Catalyst Institute</a> finds that great racial disparities exist in the oral health of</p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-report-highlights-racial-disparities-oral-health-mass-kids">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-report-highlights-racial-disparities-oral-health-mass-kids#comments dental disparities Health Interview Youth Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:34:07 -0500 Mary 152 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-initiative-aimed-reducing-diabetes-haitian-community <p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-initiative-aimed-reducing-diabetes-haitian-community">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/new-initiative-aimed-reducing-diabetes-haitian-community#comments diabetes Haitian Health Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:00:00 -0500 Mary 187 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/understanding-drug-labels-when-you-dont-read-or-speak-english <p><strong>Understanding Drug Labels When You Don't Read or Speak English</strong> <p><em><strong>And What You, Your Doctor and the Law Can Do About It</strong></em></p> <p>by M. Thang</p><p><a href="http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/understanding-drug-labels-when-you-dont-read-or-speak-english">read more</a></p> http://www.ethnicnewz.org/en/understanding-drug-labels-when-you-dont-read-or-speak-english#comments Discrimination drugs Health pharmacy prescription Title VI Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Mary 207 at http://www.ethnicnewz.org