Health care equality, it’s more than law
According to an American Cancer Society report cited by The New York Times, disparities in survival rates among Caucasians and African-Americans with colon cancer increase at each stage of the disease. This is notwithstanding advances in screening, diagnosis, and treatment of…
For the first time in U.S. history, the single largest group of poor children is not white
According to a Pew Hispanic Center report, for the first time in U.S. history, the single largest group of poor children is not white. According to the study and 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data, more Latino children are living in…
Latinos disproportionately harmed by air pollution
The National Resources Defense Council, the National Latino Coalition on Climate Change, the Center for American Progress and the National Wildlife Federation recently reported that 48.4% of Latinos live in counties with air quality levels that frequently violate EPA standards The report…
