Health + Colorado Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

October 26, 2009

The Vail Breast Cancer Awareness Group is publishing “Cancer de Mama 101” to serve the growing Hispanic community in Eagle County, CO

September 15, 2009

Telenovela captivates Colorado Latinos while getting them in tune with healthcare options – Encrucijada

August 13, 2009

Curanderos mexicanos y médicos de Colorado comparten planes de salud integral

July 23, 2009

Hispanics have highest rate of uninsured in Colorado – 40% of adult Hispanics are without health insurance

June 22, 2009

Half of teen pregnancies in Larimer County, Colorado among Hispanics

June 18, 2009

Pursuing ‘La Vida Sana’ for Latinos – Initiative addresses fitness and nutrition issues for better health – Summit County, Colorado

September 29, 2008

The rapid increase in Colorado’s Hispanic population has not been accompanied by similar growth in the number of Latino health professionals, and so the University of Colorado Denver has initiated a 30-year project to alleviate the situation.

September 24, 2008

State health care providers and physicians will descend on North High School today to educate the Hispanic community about special services for families who have members suffering from traumatic brain injuries. – Denver

September 11, 2008

Michael Anaya Sr., CEO of Colorado Plains Medical Center in Fort Morgan, has been named the new president and chairman of the board for the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives.

July 23, 2008

The Colorado Department of Transportation is encouraging Hispanic men to buckle up through a new program called Cita Con La Vita. 70% of Hispanic drivers and passengers killed in Colorado last year were men who were not wearing their seat belts.

March 11, 2008

Sickle-cell disease spreads in Latino community in Colorado

November 26, 2007

Clínica Tepeyac aids Hispanic community – Denver

October 30, 2007

Did You Know? Nearly, two-thirds of all babies born to Colorado teen mothers between the ages of 15-17 were to Latina girls. And the rate since 2001 is climbing. Most troubling is the fertility rate of 13 to 14-year-old Latina adolescents is double that of any other race/ethnicity group and significantly higher in all other age groups.

August 13, 2007

Latina gathering helps raise funds for safehouse – Denver

June 19, 2007

Second Wind receives 5-year/$330,000 Colorado Trust grant for Latino youth at-risk for suicide

June 5, 2007

Celebra Hispanic Health Festival Stops In Denver; Provides Free Medical Screenings for Hispanics – Saturday, June 9

March 20, 2007

Latinas keep each other exercising – Colorado

March 6, 2007

Health Program Targets Latina Women With Diabetes – Denver