Health + Illinois Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
September 10, 2009
Joe Wilson’s lie is Carmen Velasquez’s truth
September 8, 2009
Chicago study shows swine flu sends more blacks, Hispanics to hospital
August 27, 2009
Hospital staff focuses on bilingual health care – Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Illinois
August 21, 2009
New Initiative to Improve Mental Health Among Chicago Latinos
July 23, 2009
Latino Expo offers free health info and job fair in Chicago this weekend
June 24, 2009
Chicago Latino List 2009 – Dr. Ana Gil Garcia, Leveler of Educational Inequalities
June 16, 2009
Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition Presents Third-Annual Vive tu Vida! Get Up! Get Moving!(TM) Event
May 7, 2009
Latinos in Chicago and Suburbs Face Alarming Numbers of Cases of Alzheimer’s Disease While Thousands More are at Risk of Being Diagnosed
April 27, 2009
Chicago school in Hispanic neighborhood being extra vigilant amid concerns of swine flu
March 6, 2009
The University of Illinois at Chicago says it’s closing a medical clinic geared for low-income women in a mostly Mexican neighborhood. But a community group is fighting to keep the facility open.
September 11, 2008
Camp helps kids cope with diabetes – A vast majority– 70 percent — of the campers are Latino – Illinois
September 8, 2008
New Center for Latino Mental Health at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Addresses Growing Need for Psychology in the Service of Latino Communities
August 20, 2008
A Chicago hospital is preparing to send a 30-year-old patient back to Mexico. Francisco Pantaleon, who is in this country illegally, had a brain hemorrhage last month and is in a coma at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago.
August 14, 2008
White Sox star pitches in to cure childhood diabetes – Javier Vázquez
June 16, 2008
Rush-Copley uses grant to reach out – $150,000 from Avon:: Money for breast cancer education – Aurora, Illinois
March 5, 2008
Latina surgeon has humanistic touch – Native of Puerto Rico takes a career path less traveled in the medical profession – Dr. Jane Mendez in Chicago
February 4, 2008
Blood drive reaches out to Hispanics – Illinois
January 30, 2008
Good health goes bilingual – Hospitals have moved beyond simple translation services to offer outreach programs to Spanish-speaking residents – Illinois
November 4, 2007
Changing face of a neighborhood – Were Latinos left in the dark about thorium contamination? – West Chicago
October 21, 2007
Breaking hospital language barriers – Interpreters help patients, doctors discuss health care – Chicago
September 25, 2007
Mexican cheese sold in Georgia (+Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas) recalled – Queso Cincho de Guerrero
September 13, 2007
Mega Events in September, Including Chicago Event This Sat./Sun., Allow Heart Health Campaign to Reach Tens of Thousands of Hispanics During Cholesterol Awareness Month
August 28, 2007
Chicago Launches Charter Chapter of National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives to Help Hispanics Reach the Boardrooms of Health Systems, Hospitals
July 1, 2007
Embracing ailing brethren – AIDS outreach on rise at Latino churches – Chicago
May 26, 2007
Nationwide Hispanic Health Celebrations Hit Chicago
April 25, 2007
Spanish DVD helps newly arrived find day care options; other topics planned – Illinois
April 2, 2007
Language Barriers Being Broken To Empower People – Community College Is Offering Course of Study in Health Care Interpreting – Aurora, Illinois
March 25, 2007
Cheese sold at Hispanic groceries linked to salmonella – Chicago Area
March 20, 2007
UnBuenDoctor Magazine Launches to Give Chicago Latinos Practical, In-depth Health News and Access in Spanish to Local Medical Resources
March 14, 2007
Type 2 Diabetes Soaring In Latino Community – Chicago
January 31, 2007
Suburban doctor makes Hispanic influential 100 list – Chicago – Dr. Aida Giachello
December 27, 2006
Latina victims of violence get help – Palatine, Illinois
December 18, 2006
Did You Know? The Hispanic communitys skyrocketing rate of obesity-related diabetes — which accounts for the largest percentage of vision-loss cases among people under age 50 — has fueled a 10 percent increase in Hispanic clients at Lighthouse over the last 10 years. – Chicago
Blind Spanish-speakers fuel new demand – Chicago
December 7, 2006
Did You Know? Puerto Ricans in Chicago are three times more likely to die of diabetes than white residents and almost twice as likely as black residents
Ethnic divide for diabetes – City’s Puerto Ricans far more likely to die of illness, study says – Chicago, Illinois
