SaludToday With childhood obesity continuing to hit harder in the Latino community, 30 Hispanic journalists gathered in Los Angeles last month to hear experts talk about solutions. The panel discussion, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), was part of a daylong National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) Region 8 Conference at the University [...]
Conservatives have a greater problem than just with Latino voters — how to respect the Latinos on their side
LatinaLista — Much has been written about the problem Republicans/conservatives are having with Latino voters. Yet, there seems to be another story that is being overlooked entirely — the problem conservatives are having with Latinos who are supposed to share their same agenda. The nation got a glimpse of this in May when the Republican [...]
National HIV Testing Day highlights need for Latinos and blacks to get tested since many don’t know if they are infected
LatinaLista — It used to be that a diagnosis of HIV was a death sentence. Those days are long gone. Today, medication is advancing the quality of life for people infected with human immunodeficiency virus or HIV. The only problem is they have to know they have HIV to benefit from it. For example, it [...]
Boston study shows low-income Latinos will take care of their health if given affordable options
LatinaLista — Whenever citing areas where Latinos lack “responsibility,” healthcare is always mentioned. Whether it’s women not getting mammograms, men not going for check-ups, diabetics not following through with treatment, families not eating nutritiously and on and on, Latinos are faulted with not taking care of their health. Yet a new study coming out of [...]
Rodolfo Acuña: Diversity. The illusion of inclusion
By Rodolfo F. Acuña LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The following is a presentation Prof. Acuña gave at California State University East Bay on May 16, 2012 at its Third Annual Diversity Day.) It is only the second time I have been to California State University East Bay, formerly California State University Hayward. I am not going [...]
Bilingual career center opens in Georgia’s Richmond Hill
La Voz Latina SOUTH GEORGIA — The shopping experience is mind-boggling. Nearly 20,000 square feet of merchandise that includes “gently-used” clothing, furniture, tools, and home furnishings make the new Goodwill store in Richmond Hill one of South Georgia’s largest destinations for bargain-hunters. But for job-seekers, the store’s real treasure and the core of Goodwill Industries’ [...]