Recent Posts in Latino Health

Nov 1, 2023 - In Latino Health Stomach Cancer is Disproportionately Impacting the Hispanic-American Community

The Hispanic population is the second largest ethnic group within the U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. According to the American Cancer Society, Hispanic individuals are more likely, and have higher rates of infection related cancers, including stomach ...

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May 4, 2023 - In Latino Health The Impact of Skin Cancer on the Hispanic Community

The rate of melanoma—the most dangerous form of skin cancer—has risen 20 percent among Hispanics in the past 20 years, and Hispanics who get skin cancer are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages when it is harder to treat. There are significant ...

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Nov 1, 2022 - In Latino Health The Impact of Lung Cancer on the Hispanic Community

According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the second most common cancer (not counting skin cancer).While the number of new lung cancer cases continues to decrease, partly because people are quitting smoking, outcomes vary among people of ...

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Sep 15, 2022 - In Latino Health National Hispanic Heritage Month Virtual Health Discussion

RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group provider Melissa Gonzalez, MD, Family Medicine, discusses health risks, screenings, and prevention in our Hispanic Heritage Health discussion. Dr. Gonzalez is affiliated with Monmouth Medical Center. Her office is located ...

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Sep 1, 2022 - In Latino Health If you identify as Hispanic or Latino, what can you do to reduce your cancer risk?

New Brunswick, N.J. September 1, 2022 – According to the American Cancer Society 2021-2023 Cancer Facts and Figures for Hispanic/Latino People, cancer is the leading cause of death among the Hispanic U.S. population. While you can’t change risk factors ...

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Oct 22, 2021 - In Latino Health National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day Webinar

ESPAÑOL According to the CDC, Hispanic patients made up 27% of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. in 2018. In this Webinar, understand AIDS, symptoms, disparities among the Latinx community, causes of transmission, barriers to care, diagnosis, treatments and ...

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Jun 10, 2021 - In Latino Health Empowering Black and Latinx Entrepreneurs to Drive Economic Growth in Newark

New initiative increasing local entrepreneurs’ ability to secure contracts with leading regional anchor institutions June 10, 2021 – Rutgers Business School’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) in collaboration with ...

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Mar 24, 2021 - In Latino Health Addressing Diet and Weight Issues In the Latino Community

“When I ask Latino patients when their weight started becoming a problem, they often say ‘When I came to this country,’” says Silvana Blanco, RD, a bariatric dietitian at the Weight Loss Surgery Program at Clara Maass Medical Center (CMMC). Obesity is ...

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Dec 2, 2020 - In Latino Health Supporting the Latino Community During the Pandemic

At the height of the pandemic, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset staff members provided education and protective equipment to Latino residents. In early April, as the pandemic intensified, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) ...

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