More than half of Hispanic adults in the United States don’t have regular access to a health care provider.  Hispanics rely on alternate resources for health care information, like online tools and advice from friends and family members.

By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS

A new Clark County Hispanic/Latino Health Initiative has been established to improve access to quality medical care for the growing Latino community.

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According to a Cancer Journal for Clinicians report cited by City of Hope in 2012, the leading cause of death in the U.S. Hispanic community is cancer – even though heart disease has held that distinction among all Americans since 1921. Earlier that same year, the American Diabetes Association revealed that young Latinos have the highest growth rate of diabetes of any group in the country.