Hispanic Resources

Hispanics make up 16.9% of U.S. population
Defined as: any person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race
States with the largest Hispanic populations: NY, CA, IL, TX, AZ, NJ, CO, GA, FL, NM
33% are not fluent in English
In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that 25.4 percent of Hispanics in comparison to 11 percent of non-Hispanic whites were living at the poverty level
Hispanic health is often shaped by factors such as language/cultural barriers, lack of access to preventive care, and the lack of health insurance
Hispanics have higher rates of obesity than non-Hispanic whites
Hispanic adults are 1.7 times more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to have been diagnosed with diabetes by a physician
In 2008, Hispanics were 1.6 times as likely to start treatment for end-stage renal disease related to diabetes, compared to non-Hispanic white men
In 2010, Hispanics were 1.5 times as likely as non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes
Hispanic American adults are less likely to have coronary heart disease than non-Hispanic white adults
Hispanic American men and women generally have lower cancer rates than the non-Hispanic white population
Both Hispanic men and women have a chronic liver disease rate that is twice that of the white population
Puerto Rican Americans have twice the asthma rate as compared to the overall Hispanic population.
Hispanic males are three times as likely to have either HIV infection or AIDS as compared to white males.
Hispanic females are four times as likely to have AIDS in 2011 as white females
The death rate from suicide for Hispanic men is almost five times the rate for Hispanic women, in 2009
However, the suicide rate for Hispanics is half that of the Non-Hispanic White population

Data from Hispanic/Latino. US Department of Health and Human Services: Office of Minority Health.