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

September 1, 2009

Massachusetts Cuts Back Immigrants’ Health Care – 31,000 legal immigrants

August 18, 2009

Cases of swine flu higher among Boston’s blacks, Hispanics

August 10, 2009

Children’s Hospital Boston is making a concerted effort to reach out to Latino families, which comprise 33% of its patient base.

June 29, 2009

Hispanics May Get Lower Quality Bypass Surgeons – Massachusetts Hispanics nearly three times more likely to have CABG surgeon in bottom decile

June 9, 2008

Cancer screenings will be offered Thursday in Framingham as part of the area debut of a program aimed at helping uninsured Brazilians and Latinos enroll in healthcare plans. – Massachusetts

April 8, 2008

Teenage Birth Rates in Massachusetts Highest Among Hispanics; Legislation Needed To Address the Issue, Experts Say

February 18, 2008

Did You Know? In Springfield, 65 percent of teen births in 2005 were to Hispanics, while Holyoke saw a greater number – 85 percent. Even more discouraging than the increase in teen pregnancies, however, is the sense that little can be done to change what some say is a “cultural” phenomenon among Hispanics. – Massachusetts

November 30, 2007

Report details Mass. healthcare disparities – Perils high among Hispanics, blacks – Massachusetts – (among the findings: Hispanics living on the western edge of Massachusetts are the most likely to die from AIDS, with a death rate 10 times above the state average)

November 11, 2007

Latino Health Insurance Program reaches out to immigrants – Massachusetts

October 8, 2007

Stopping the violence: Program helps immigrant husbands adjust to U.S. – Framingham, Massachusetts

July 10, 2007

Plans Announced for Boston’s Largest Latino Health Festival and Cultural Celebration at Boston City Hall on Sunday

February 13, 2007

Zumba fever rampant in area fitness centers – Massachusetts