Did you know . . .

• Fifty percent of the Latino population in the U.S. Lives in California and Texas.
• One of every seven persons is Latino in the U.S.
• Latinos not born in the U.S. have lower mortality rates than Latinos born here.
• New immigrants to the U.S. appear to be healthier than expected. Thus, remaining in the U.S. is bad for their health. This is referred to as the Healthy Migrant Effect.
• There is a lack of correlation between the socioeconomic profile of the new Latino immigrants and their health outcomes. This means that despite poverty, low income and low education of these new immigrants, their health status is better than expected. This is called The Epidemiological Paradox.
• Latinos present three challenges to health care providers and community educators: language, diversity and culture.