Many diabetic Latinas lack nutrition knowledge
by Anne Harding - July 6, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One-third of Latin American women with type 2 diabetes living in Connecticut have not seen a registered dietitian or diabetes educator for help with healthy eating, new research indicates.
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Speaker highlights disparities in mental health, addiction services
by Sherry Fisher - June 2, 2008
Data show “consistently and repeatedly” that Latinos, African Americans, and other minorities do not receive the health care treatment they deserve for mental health and addiction problems, according to Thomas Kirk, Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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UConn Advance
Researchers examine prenatal nutrition among low-income Latinas
by Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu - February 11, 2008
A study of prenatal nutrition among low-income Latinas in Hartford shows that food insecurity, and maternal weight gain during pregnancy that is lower than recommended by the national Institute of Medicine, are both independently linked with low birth weight.
UConn Advance
Expert discusses ethnic, racial disparities in incidence of obesity, cancer among women
by Sherry Fisher - May 29, 2007
Several of the risk factors for cancer, including a poor diet and obesity, are more prevalent among African-American women and Latinas than among non-Hispanic white women, according to a nationally known cancer expert.
Connecticut Cancer Partnership
Over 600 Attend 5th Annual New England Regional Minority Health Conference:
Presentations Given by Partnership Members and Partners
The Partnership and several of its partners presented at the 5th Annual New England Regional Minority Health Conference, "Eliminating Racial & Ethnic Disparities by 2010: Moral & Economic Imperatives," held on April 2-4 at Foxwoods Conference Center. Co-hosted by the Connecticut Department of Public Heath and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the conference attracted more than 600 registered attendees, doubling the attendance from 2005. The conference, held every two years in one of the five New England states, will be hosted by Rhode Island in 2009.
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The Journal of Human Lactation
(J Hum Lact 23(1), February 2007)
“We are fortunate to welcome Dr. Donna Chapman, currently Assistant Professor and the Assistant Director of the Center for Eliminating Health Disparities Among Latinos at the University of Connecticut, as our new associate editor.”
Willimantic Chronicle
Mansfield Resident Works to Combat Health Disparities
By Sean O'Leary - January 27, 2007
Dr. Margaret Hynes (DPH epidemiologist, CEHDL affiliate and CEHDL’s National Advisory Board member) and her wonderful health disparities work in Connecticut were highlighted in the ALBUM section of the Willimantic Chronicle (Saturday, January 27, 2007, page 3). We have a copy of the article in CEHDL’s main office if anybody wants to see it.
The Hartford Courant
Unhealthy Diagnosis
By Hilary Waldman - December 13, 2006
Connecticut Latinos are sicker and likely to die younger than members of any other ethnic group in the state, according to a study examining the health of the state's Hispanic population.
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The Healthcare Ledger
Diabetes and Heart Disease: Connecticut Researchers Sound Warning for Women
By Abigail Jeffries
Diabetes has become a ubiquitous, frequently undiagnosed and untreated illness that affects adults and, alarmingly, an increasing number of children. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) reports that almost 21 million children and adults in the U.S. have diabetes—including 9.7 million women—and almost one third of them do not know it.
CANR Journal
New Center Aims to Eliminate Health Disparities Among Latinos
By Kim Colavito Markesich - Winter 2005/2006
In collaboration with the Hispanic Health Council and Hartford Hospital, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla has been awarded a fiveyear, $8.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Connecticut Center of Excellence for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos. The center is designated as a NIH EXPORT (Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training) Center.
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Hispanic Business
$8.25 Million Grant Funds Hispanic Health Research and Education Center
December 5, 2005
A federal grant of $8.25 million has been awarded to Rafael Perez-Escamilla, PhD, an associate professor of nutritional sciences and public health at the University of Connecticut, Hartford.
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Major NIH grant to fund study of Latino health
By Beth Krane - October 24, 2005
The National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities recently awarded Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, an associate professor of nutritional sciences, and his collaborators at the Hispanic Health Council and Hartford Hospital an $8.25 million, five-year grant to establish the Connecticut Center of Excellence for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos.
Hartford Hospital
Hartford Hospital to Participate in $8.5 Million Health Initiative
Posted: October 6, 2005
The NIH Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded three Connecticut organizations an $8.25 million five-year grant to establish The Connecticut Center of Excellence for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEHDL). The Center is structured as a consortium comprising Hartford Hospital, the University of Connecticut and the Hispanic Health Council. The lead investigator and Director is Dr. Rafael Perez-Escamilla from UConn (Storrs) Nutritional Sciences Department.
