Health + North Carolina Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
July 14, 2009
North Carolina Folic Acid Campaign Launches Women’s Health Website in Spanish
June 5, 2009
A recent statewide study conducted by the North Carolina Folic Acid Campaign and published by the American Journal of Health Education revealed that only one-third of Hispanic women took a daily multivitamin with folic acid. These findings are important because Hispanics have a significantly higher risk of having a baby affected by a birth defect of the brain (anencephaly) or spine (spina bifida).
January 28, 2009
The Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN), which is based in Greenville, and the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association based in El Paso, Texas, will hold ENLACES: Fostering Effective Latino Participation in HIV Prevention Community Planning Feb. 6-8
August 10, 2008
Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will soon begin researching how a lack of trust in formal medicine is contributing to disproportionately higher mortality rates in Latino HIV patients than in white HIV patients across the country.
July 17, 2008
Mental Health Agency Honored for Work With Its Latino Clients
July 10, 2008
Hispanic DWI arrests drop by half in five years – North Carolina
April 24, 2008
A Carolinas Medical Center physician has received a $300,000 grant for research on improving access to primary-care services for Charlotte’s Hispanic population.
April 22, 2008
Latina victims suffering in silence for fear of deportation – North Carolina
February 26, 2008
Durham’s Latino suicide trend not found in local school districts – Orange County and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City school systems – North Carolina
February 4, 2008
Durham’s Latino students at higher suicide risk, study says – North Carolina
June 5, 2007
Hispanics Have Higher Rate of Drunken Driving Crashes – North Carolina
April 11, 2007
Anti-drunken-driving efforts aimed at Latinos – North Carolina
Duke puts renewed focus on Hispanic health care
April 2, 2007
Hispanic Leaders Grappling With Higher DWI Problem – North Carolina
March 18, 2007
Spanish language health program aims for growing population – Carrboro, North Carolina
March 14, 2007
Did You Know? The cost of treating the emergency health-care needs of recent and illegal immigrants made up less than 1 percent of the overall spending on Medicaid in North Carolina each year studied
January 9, 2007
Advocates Reaching Out To Hispanics To Talk About Car Safety
January 8, 2007
National Folic Acid Awareness Week — Latino babies in North Carolina have a higher rate of serious birth defects
January 7, 2007
Anti-DWI campaign targets Latinos – Charlette, North Carolina
January 3, 2007
Spanish courses offered for health professionals – North Carolina
December 22, 2006
Hospital offers outreach to Latinos – Charlotte
December 21, 2006
DUI ads target Latino community – Charlotte, North Carolina
