La Voz de Austin AUSTIN – It’s an area of town cited as one of the fastest-growing communities of Austin with the largest populated zip codes and a burgeoning Hispanic population. But only three out of 10 Austinites when surveyed are familiar with the southeast side or have ever visited the area. A new bi-weekly web [...]
New virtual community aims to shatter stereotypes one Latina at a time
LatinaLista — Whenever the media reports on a successful Latina, the news is treated like a rare celestial event. The truth is there are many more accomplished Latinas that never get recognized and who have totally bucked the negative Latina stereotype too often reported in the media. But there is a big problem — too [...]
Latinos are 66 percent at greater risk of being diagnosed with diabetes
LatinaLista — Today is a critical day of observance for all Latinos. It is Diabetes Alert Day. If there was a growing medical crisis among Latinos, this disease is it. It is reported that for every five Latinos, two will become diabetic. As of now, according to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, the risk of [...]
Health tool helps Latino families decide when it’s time to call the pediatrician
LatinaLista — A parent’s worst moment is when their child is sick. Their worst nightmare is when they have no health insurance and money is so tight that a doctor’s visit is a last resort. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their 2010 report on the state of the health in the [...]
New group buying site targets Latinos looking for a deal
LatinaLista — Who doesn’t like a discount? In these economic times, everyone is looking for a good deal. It’s no wonder that Groupon has done so “billionly” well. However, most Latinos were raised looking for good deals, especially when the family budget had to be spread over more mouths to feed, bodies to clothe, etc. [...]
Pregnancy site launches first of its kind instant messaging chat feature in both Spanish and English
LatinaLista.net — When most women get pregnant, it’s not long before they realize that their mothers and abuelas didn’t tell them everything that happens to their bodies when pregnant. Sometimes the changes are so personal that moms-to-be are embarrassed to talk about them or the questions are so basic they don’t want to look stupid. [...]
