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Environment, General, Government, Health, Human Rights, Palabra Final, Social Justice

U.S. justice will decide if Arizona humanitarian worker is a criminal for saving lives

Dec 3, 2009, 5:00 PM 7

LatinaLista — Critics of No More Deaths’ volunteer Walt Staton say the 27-year-old web designer, theology student and human rights advocate has to go to jail because he broke the law. In June 2009, Staton was convicted for littering…

General, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Denying health care to undocumented immigrants is just another version of a death panel

Nov 30, 2009, 1:53 PM 1

LatinaLista — During yesterday’s coverage of Honduras’ elections, reports were being filed from cities such as Miami, Houston, NYC and Los Angeles citing the number of Hondurans who reside in those cities but were doing their civic duty in…

General, Health, Palabra Final, Social Justice

World AIDS Day 2009 is about “Universal Access and Human Rights”

Nov 30, 2009, 11:17 AM 0

LatinaLista — Can it be possible that as the world prepares to observe World AIDS Day tomorrow, people are still contracting HIV/AIDS? Unfortunately, yes. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 455,000 people in the United States…

General, Health

World AIDS Day Is Dec. 1

Nov 30, 2009, 11:17 AM 0

LatinaLista — Can it be possible that people are still contracting HIV/AIDS? Unfortunately, yes. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 455,000 people in the United States were living with AIDS in 2007. It’s a statistic that…

General, Health

New study projects dismal outlook for growth of diabetes

Nov 27, 2009, 2:34 PM 0

LatinaLista — The day after the one day in the year we think all can be forgiven diet-wise, a new study is released projecting how many people will be affected by diabetes in 25 years. The numbers are not…

General, Health, Local News, Social Justice, Southwest

‘I have the best job in the world’; Doctor offers mobile medicine to homeless kids

Nov 27, 2009, 1:28 PM 0

By CHRISTINE ROGEL PHOENIX – A little girl laughs in an exam room and then, feeling the prick of a needle, buries her face in her mother’s shoulder and cries as she’s vaccinated against the H1N1 flu strain. She…

General, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Issue of undocumented immigrants in healthcare debate has potential to splinter the Latino community

Nov 24, 2009, 3:30 PM 3

LatinaLista — In a recent Pew Research Center report, “Where the Public Stands on Immigration Reform,” data was included that showed Latinos themselves did not rank immigration reform as a priority issue. The economy, education, health care, national security…

General, Government, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants

Nov 23, 2009, 5:04 PM 2

LatinaLista — Anyone who expects a bipartisan compromise to be reached on the healthcare bill lives in La La Land. The point was explicitly brought home in a morning interview on the Today show between Sen. Dick Schumer and…

Business, Economy, General, Health, Women

Latina hotel housekeepers have highest rates of injury among peers

Nov 23, 2009, 3:54 PM 1

LatinaLista — Cleaning house is hard work. Cleaning a hotel room is even harder work. A study that will appear in the January issue of The American Journal of Industrial Medicine found that while studying workers at 50 hotels…

Economy, General, Health, Nonprofit, Women

New non-profit helps women battling cancer with free house cleaning

Nov 19, 2009, 10:15 AM 0

LatinaLista — Though a lot of fuss has been made this week about the new mammogram guidelines, it doesn’t diminish the fact that when breast cancer is found and treatment begun it’s a grueling and emotional process. For most…

Children, Economy, General, Government, Health, Palabra Final, Youth

USDA data shows more Latino children going hungry

Nov 18, 2009, 4:33 PM 0

LatinaLista — In a nation of over 307 million people, 2.3 million doesn’t sound like a very significant number. As a number by itself, it isn’t. Only when it’s realized that 2.3 million refers to the number of Hispanic…

Environment, General, Health, Local News, Social Justice, Southwest

“American Dream” becomes nightmare in Texas colonia

Nov 7, 2009, 3:31 PM 0

By Johnny Hernandez SOUTH TEXAS — It’s kind of interesting and ironic that as you turn off the main highway leading to this subdivision, there’s a sign out there that reads, ‘Welcome to Sweet Water Estates…country living at its…

Children, General, Health, Women

Rates for preterm births increase as Latinas of child-bearing age on track to reach 11 million

Nov 5, 2009, 3:47 PM 0

LatinaLista — By next year, the US Census Bureau projects that there will be an increase of Latinas of child-bearing age (15-44 years) reaching 11 million versus a decrease from 38.8 million in 2006 to 37.4 million in 2010…

General, Global Views, Health, Linking Latinas, Women

Mexico: Breast cancer deaths continue to escalate in spite of prevention campaigns

Nov 5, 2009, 11:52 AM 0

By Martha Ramos MEXICO CITY: A dear friend of mine says that the problem with us, women, is that we have a lot of “accessories” and, of course, after our 40th birthday everything needs, at least, maintenance. That happened…

Environment, General, Health

Survey says Latinos are the most stressed-out adults in the nation!

Nov 3, 2009, 12:21 PM 1

LatinaLista — The American Psychological Association (APA) released their annual Stress in America survey and the findings are not good for Latino adults. Of all adults, Latinos are recorded as experiencing the highest levels of stress. Fifty percent of…

Causes, Education, General, Health, Social Justice, Women

New national campaign challenges people to take action against domestic violence

Oct 30, 2009, 11:21 AM 0

LatinaLista — Though it’s the season of Halloween and people of all ages will be painting their faces to stand out in a crowd of costume-wearers, there’s one small group who paint their faces every day to hide themselves…

Causes, Children, Education, General, Health, Palabra Final, Youth

Guest Voz: One mother’s crusade to increase blood donations among Latinos

Oct 23, 2009, 2:14 PM 2

By Velia Gonzalez LatinaLista — When it comes to donating blood, the Latino community has a poor track record. In 2008, it was estimated that less than 4 percent of Latinos donate their blood. That fact is never appreciated…

Education, General, Government, Health

New study finds Latinos afflicted with AIDS are underrepresented in clinical treatment studies

Oct 15, 2009, 10:10 AM 0

LatinaLista — As of 2007, Hispanics represented 15.3% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau), but accounted for 19% of those living with AIDS and 18% of those living with an undiagnosed HIV infection (Centers for Disease Control and…

General, Health, Media

Veteran JR Martinez brings Latino pride to a whole new stage

Oct 12, 2009, 9:33 AM 0

LatinaLista — With television and cable networks ramming so much “reality TV” down our throats these days, it’s a nice change when a fictional TV show weaves in elements of reality. I’m not talking about a show based on…

Children, Education, General, Health, Parenting, Youth

Stop Medicine Abuse Month targets teens who want an easy high

Oct 6, 2009, 12:39 PM 0

LatinaLista — Ever heard of Tussing? What about Skittling? If you haven’t, then you’re way behind any teenager you may know. Both are forms of abusing drugs — over the counter (OTC) drugs like cough medicine. It’s a growing…

General, Guest Voz, Health, Politics, Social Justice

Former GOP Latino politician scolds Congress for maintaining nation’s healthcare gap

Oct 5, 2009, 3:49 PM 1

By Ivan Marte Ivan Marte is the former Chairman of the Rhode Island GOP Hispanic Assembly and is currently a member of the Cranston Diversity Committee in the State of Rhode Island. Disliking the tone and direction…

Causes, Education, General, Health, Palabra Final, Parenting, Youth

Programs exist to teach students about medically accurate sex education, just not in the schools

Oct 1, 2009, 10:06 AM 0

LatinaLista — Since this is National Week of Action Focused on Sex Education, we want to stay on this very important topic, especially since several who commented on yesterday’s post, Latinos must use political capital towards demanding passage of…

Causes, General, Government, Guest Voz, Health, Social Justice, Youth

Guest Voz: Mental health professionals join campaign to stop sentencing juveniles to Life Without Parole

Sep 25, 2009, 9:30 AM 7

By David Shern, Ph.D., President and CEO, Mental Health America The fall term of the Supreme Court begins on October 5, 2009. Among the cases on the docket to be argued are two dealing with life without parole for…

General, Government, Health, Palabra Final, Politics

One Republican is enough for bipartisanship on healthcare bill

Sep 14, 2009, 5:26 PM 22

LatinaLista — Forget all the outrage over Rep. Joe Wilson’s rude yell during the President’s healthcare speech to the joint members of Congress last week. Rather than sanction him or ignore his outburst of “You lie,” the Senate Finance…

Education, General, Health, Local News, Southwest

New UA medical school means more students training in rural areas

Sep 11, 2009, 12:15 PM 0

By ALEXANDER MACLEAN Cronkite News Service FLAGSTAFF _ Between working on class projects and studying for exams, medical student Nathalie Petein reports to Native Americans for Community Action Family Health Center at 8:15 a.m. five days a week, treating…

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