The purpose of this guide is to provide health care professionals in the United States with a basic introduction to the Hispanic/Latino community and some of their cultural beliefs and health care practices. This guide is ...

This report is a series of snapshots which, taken together, form a portrait of the status of Hispanics in the educational system.

Even though there has been growing interest in Latino health in recent years, not enough emphasis is being placed on the research and collection of data on health conditions of Latinos, including Latino women. This ...

An assessment of the social and economic status of the U.S. Hispanic population suggests that, as the 20th century comes to a close, Latinos are at a critical juncture. There now exist at least 25 to 30 years of solid data, ...

In the 1930s, when the Social Security expectancy is 76 years, and by 2020 it is expected to increase to 78 years. Also, during the baby-boom period, the average family had three children; from 1970-1990 that number had ...