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Why do Latinas avoid the doctor? Study investigates

Social and cultural factors may play just as big a role as economics in the poor health care outcomes of Latinas, a new study finds.

The small study, published in the journal Ethnicity and Disease, looked at Latinas in upstate New York found that 70 percent of the women reported delaying doctor appointments, even though nearly all had insurance and over half had diagnoses of chronic medical conditions including diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

"Diagnosis should typically motivate you to seek
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The next governor of New Mexico will be a woman.

Republican voters in the state elected Susana Martinez, the district attorney from Dona Ana County, to be the GOP nominee to run against Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Martinez
defeated former state Republican chairman Allen Weh, as well as state Rep. Janice Arnold Jones, public-relations company owner Doug Turner and Pete Domenici Jr., son of the former U.S. senator.

Not only are the Republicans running a woman
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Gaining public support and funding for a national museum to showcase the culture and contributions of Hispanics in the United States might prove difficult in tough economic times, but there's never been a greater need for such an institution, South Floridians told a federal commission visiting Miami Wednesday.


The 23-member commission, created in 2008, is studying whether it would be desirable to create a national museum dedicated to the history, heritage and contributions of Hispanics in the Un
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The official 2010 population count from the U.S. Census Bureau won't be in for at least another six months, but members of two Texas House panels were told Wednesday what to expect: Due largely to the booming Hispanic population, urban areas like Dallas and the South Texas border will register the largest increases in the state. And West Texas, particularly the sparsely populated counties, is expected to continue losing population, just as it has in the past half-century.

"The Hispanic-origin po
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On May 19, Siempre Mujer magazine hosted a breakfast panel at Tribeca Cinemas in Manhattan to get to the heart of Latina beauty habits. The panel addressed key topics ranging from feelings about aging to brand loyalty.

Meredith Hispanic Ventures Vice President Ruth Gaviria moderated the discussion of experts including: Model, TV Personality and Author of Unforgettable You: Master the Elements of Style, Spirituality, and True Beauty Daisy Fuentes; Siempre Mujer Fashion and Beauty Editor Ursula
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United Healthcare reaches out to Colorado Latinos

United Healthcare has launched a new group of health plans in Colorado as part of an effort to reach out to
Latinos and get them involved in their health care. The package of plans, called PlanBien, was fully introduced to Colorado in March. PlanBien also is available in Florida, Texas, California, Illinois, New Mexico and Arizona, though the plans are slightly different in each markeT.

In Colorado, PlanBien plans are offered through a partnership with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro De
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Melting pot or racial divide? The growth of interracial marriages is slowing among U.S.-born Hispanics and Asians. Still, blacks are substantially more likely than before to marry whites.The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has risen 20 percent since 2000 to about 4.5 million, according to the latest census figures.

While still growing, that number is a marked drop-off from the 65 percent increase between 1990 and 2000.About 8 percent of U.S. marriages are mixed-race, up from 7 percen
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Obama to Send 1,200 Guard Troops to Mexico Border

President Obama will send up to 1,200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border and increase spending on law enforcement, yielding to demands from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers there that border security be
tightened, administration officials said. Mr. Obama is expected to make the announcement Tuesday, the officials said, after a meeting with lawmakers.

Homeland Security officials said that the troops would provide support to law enforcement officers already working along the bor
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The PBS program, “To the Contrary with Bonnie Erbe” (the only woman-owned news analysis program on national television) is pleased to honor the contributions of all small business owners for National Small Business Week, which falls this year in late May. Every year since 1963, the President of the United States has proclaimed National Small
Business Week to recognize the contributions of small businesses to the economic well-being of America.

These contributions are especially important in thi
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The Stimulus Package: Where Did All the Money Go?

Has the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 — better known as the stimulus package, been a success? The answer, like so many others in Washington D.C. these days, has become political. Ever since the U.S. economy imploded two years ago, some 8 million American jobs have vanished.

Among the legions of clobbered companies across the land is New Bedford Panoramex, a 49-year-old airport lighting manufacturer. In the beginning months of the recession, owner Steven Ozuna was dreadfully positiv
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African Americans, Hispanics, women and Asians were deprived of at least $19 million worth of construction contracts in 2008 alone because of “widespread” fraud, abuse and mismanagement of Chicago’s minority contracting program, an internal audit concluded today.

Inspector General Joe Ferguson compared actual participation in the city’s minority contracting program to statistics reported to the City Council by the city Department of Procurement Services. What he found was a program “beset by fra
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Arizona immigration law hits Latino businesses


A month ago, Efrain Gaytan's Mexican diner was bustling with migrant workers wolfing down a breakfast of eggs and burritos before they headed out to work as landscapers and day laborers across west Phoenix.But around 8 a.m. all but three tables are empty as customers rattled by Arizona's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigrants stay away -- even though the law does not go into effect until July.

"Before, there would have been a lot of people eating breakfast but now everyone is worried
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The University of Texas at San Antonio ranks No. 4 in the nation in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanic students and No. 12 nationally in the number of master's degrees awarded to Hispanics, according to the May 2010 edition of The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine. The magazine surveyed the 2008-2009 academic year of the Top 100 predominantly Hispanic-serving colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico.

"As an Hispanic-serving institution, we
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Powerade ad focuses on U.S. Hispanics

Powerade is about to start its first advertising and marketing campaign aimed at Hispanic consumers in the United States. The Coca-Cola Co.’s sports drink product said the campaign -- called Powerade Latino -- will feature Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa, goalkeeper for the Mexican national soccer team.

The ads will coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, which Atlanta-based Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) sponsors. Recently, FIFA designated Powerade as “Chosen by FIFA to Hydrate 2010 FIFA World Cu

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David Saucedo, a conservative Christian rapper from Waco who performs under the name Polatik, wants to learn how to start a community blog and become more publicity savvy. So this week he attended the first national Hispanic PR and Social Marketing Conference in Dallas.

"I've learned so many statistics about the Hispanic market," Saucedo said Wednesday at the conference at the Sheraton Dallas. About 300 people attended the conference, which featured 65 speakers. Topics ranged from cause marketi

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On May 23, 2010, the Latino Community Credit Union (LCCU) will celebrate its 10 year anniversary in an event open to the Credit Union’s members. The event will be hosted in the Durham Armory and will have as main speakers Ms. Gabriela Zabala, Director of the Office of Hispanic/Latino Affairs for the NC governor’s office, and Mr. Carlos Flores Vizcarra, Consul General of Mexico in Raleigh.

Latino Credit Union celebrates 10 years of providing a full range of affordable and accessible financial se

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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed a controversial law this week targeting ethnic studies classes in public schools. In the wake of international reaction to the state’s illegal-immigration law, Arizona is once again roiling the Latino community and stirring up issues of racial identity, national pride, and respect.

The new law threatens to withhold 10 percent of state funding from any school district or charter school that offers classes that are designed for one particular group, “advocate et

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Program eases path to college for Hispanics

A group of high school and middle school students recently got a glimpse at their potential scholastic futures. First, they have to take the first step.

Representatives from the PASOS al Futuro program, which translates to "steps toward the future," visited Lennard High on May 4.

The program was established in the Hillsborough County school district in 2005 and seeks to improve the college readiness among Hispanic students by demystifying the college admission and financial-aid process. Typical
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Lawmakers pass proposal; Hispanic heritage tag on its way to governor.

A proposed license plate that would allow drivers to express pride in Florida's Hispanic heritage could become available soon to many of the 3.8 million Latinos who call the state home.

The "Hispanic Achievers" plate made it to the short list of several tags attached to bills passed by the Legislature. It is heading to the desk of Gov. Charlie Crist, who could veto the bill, sign it into law or allow it to pass by default if
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Side by Side, but Divided Over Immigration


As the Arizona Legislature steamed ahead with the most stringent immigration enforcement bill in the country this year, this state’s House of Representatives was unanimously passing a resolution recognizing the economic benefits of illegal immigrants.

While the Arizona police will check driver’s licenses and other documents to root out illegal immigrants, New Mexico allows illegal residents to obtain driver’s licenses as a public safety measure. And if Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, a Republican, h
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