The third issue of our Hispanic Equity Brief series, Cancer among U.S. Hispanics, recognizes National Cancer Prevention Month. The issue explores another significant health condition affecting Hispanic communities. Apparent racial/ethnic and geographic differences in outcomes may reflect variations in risk factors, service availability, and the health infrastructure across the U.S. In

COVID-19 was the third-underlying cause of death in 2020 after heart disease and cancer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Wednesday. A pair of reports published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 U.S. deaths attributed to COVID-19 last year, and highlights

LATINX HEALTH & COVID-19 On December 16th, in collaboration with the COVID19 Prevention Network we continue bringing information about COVID19 in the Latino community. Don't miss our next webinar: Episode 2 of Pandemia: "The world we live in is a House of Fire" touching on Social determinants of health and bringing

Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 3:00-5:00PM EST The panel will discuss the findings of the study "Risk for COVID-19 infection and death among Latinos in the United States: Examining heterogeneity in transmission dynamics". This study is the first nationwide analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths among Latinos. "We found that crowded housing, air pollution,

New York, NY. July 31, 2020 – The New York State Senate Health Committee approved Governor Andrew Cuomo’s nomination of Guillermo Chacón, to the New York State Minority Health Council. The Council was created in 1992, to consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of minority health in the State of