Penn State Libraries: Life Sciences: Multi-Cultural Resource Guides: Hispanic Americans


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MULTICULTURAL HEALTH RESOURCE GUIDES

Hispanic Americans

Major Causes of Mortality
Causes	Mortality per 100,000
All causes	601.2
Major cardiovascular diseases	230.1
Heart disease	175.8
Coronary heart disease (CHD)	145.1
All cancer	123.9
Diabetes-related (multiple cause)	113.0

Data Sources: Listing of Mortality Data Available in Beyond 20/20^® IN Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1997-1999)

■ GENERAL HEALTH RESOURCES
▪  Hispanic American Health Facts (Fast STAT)
▪  Hispanic American Health--Medlineplus
▪  Hispanics (Healthfinder®)

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■ HISPANIC-AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS
▪  The National Alliance for Hispanic Health
▪  The National Association of Hispanic Nurses
▪  The National Hispanic Medical Association
▪  The National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention
▪   National Council of La Raza: NCLR/CSULB Center for Latino Community Health ...

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■ RECURSOS EN ESPAÑOL
▪  Alcohol and Drug
- Alcoholics Anonymous (Alcohólicos Anónimos)
- LasDrogas.org (Instituto para el Estudio de las Adicciones)
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - Prevention Online
∙   A Toolkit for Hispanic/Latino Community Groups (English)
∙   Hispanic/Latino Initiative Materials(spanish)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
∙   Juventud Latina (Abuso de las drogas, Inhalantes, Marihuana, Cocaína, Metanfetamina,and Heroína)
∙   Publications Catalog: En Español - Spanish Publications Online
∙   Science Based Facts on Drug Abuse and Addiction
    (Lista de documentos de National Institute on Drug Abuse Infofacts)
▪  CáncerNet en Español
▪  Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades
▪  Healthfinder Español
▪  Salud para su Corazón (For the Health of Your Heart)
▪  Pregúntale a NOAH Sobre la Salud (Spanish version of "New York Online Access to Health")

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■ UNIQUE HEALTH AND DISEASE PATTERNS

▪ HEART DISEASE

▪   An Ounce of Prevention (A Guide To Heart Health)
    (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
▪   Cardiovascular Disease in Hispanic Women (Office on Women's Health)
▪   Factsheets
- Hispanics and Cardiovascular Diseases (American Heart Association)
- Fact Sheets about Heart Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
∙   Among Men // Among Women

▪ CANCER

▪   Breast Cancer and Hispanic American Women
▪   Cancer Health Disparities (National Cancer Institute)
▪   Factsheets (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Recent Trends in Mortality Rates for Four Major Cancers, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity - United States, 1990-1998
▪   Minority Cancer Awareness (NCI)

▪ DIABETES

▪   Diabetes Among Latinos: American Diabetes Association
▪   Diabetes in Hispanic Americans (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)
▪   Factsheets
- Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Agency for Healthcare Reserach and Quality)

▪ HIV / AIDS

▪   Factsheets
- HIV Infection in Minority Populations (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
▪   HIV InSite: Center for HIV Information
▪   HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
▪   Hispanic HIV/AIDS Program (American Red Cross)
▪   National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
▪   National Minority AIDS Education & Training Center (NMAETC)

▪ WOMEN'S HEALTH

▪  Breast Cancer and Hispanic American Women
▪  The Health of Minority Women - Hispanic American/Latinas
▪  What Do Hispanic American Women Suffer From? (Conditions That Affect Women)

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Comments and suggestions to: Nancy Henry

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