Preventive Care
How Sweets, SNAP, and Stress Affect Childhood Obesity
29/07/2015 06:00am | 7074 viewsA study examines prenatal risk factors among low-income Hispanic mothers that may lead to childhood obesity.
Finance & Family
Latino Families Find Eldercare A Tough But Beautiful Mission
01/06/2015 10:48am | 7501 viewsATLANTA, Ga.- - For 10 years Gloria Frías has had a full time job, but she receives no compensation for her work.
Mental Health
Bilingual Seniors Retain Quicker Mental Skills, Stave Off Dementia
21/01/2015 06:00am | 7534 viewsSeniors between the ages of 60 and 68 who had spoken two languages for the majority of their lives were faster at switching from one mental task to another compared to monolingual seniors, according to a new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The findings complement information gathered by an earlier study from Stanford University indicating bilingual immigrants have better overall health
Preventive Care
Ten Ways Hispanics and Latinos Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
31/07/2015 04:50pm | 6993 viewsThe National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) is urging people at high risk for type 2 diabetes to take small steps to lower their chances of getting diabetes and serious health problems caused by diabetes such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and nerve damage.
Fitness
Affirmation exercises shown to close achievement gap for Latino students
26/12/2013 06:44pm | 7136 viewsGeoffrey Cohen's latest research on "stereotype threat" finds that small interventions in a classroom can have big impacts.
The achievement gap in academic performance between academically at-risk minorities and European American students has concerned educators, social scientists, policymakers, parents and students themselves for decades now. It’s a troubling fact that Latino Americans and African Americans, for example, earn lower grades on average than their European American peers, and are much more likely to drop out of high school.
