Study Finds Latino Health in District (DC) is Poor

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Posted on: September 29th, 2005
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Washington D.C. (AP) - A new report says the state of Latino health in the District is poor.

The findings show only 41 percent of Latino residents have health insurance, about 32 percent have not seen a doctor in more than two years and 61 percent of the respondents were overweight or obese.

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