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Credible health information source

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10260 

The reports states “Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower-quality health care than whites do, even when insurance status, income, age, and severity of conditions are comparable, says a new report from the National Academies' Institute of Medicine.”

Good source of health information and national policy/advocacy contacts for Latinos

http://www.nclr.org/content/search/?search_query=Profiles+of+Latino+Health&x=9&y=10 

Answers to the top twelve questions that people are asking about Latinos’ health and interactions with the health care system

http://www.nhmamd.org/ 

NHMA provides policymakers and health care providers with expert information and support in strengthening health service delivery to Hispanic communities across the nation

http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/organization/NCMHD.htm 

Promotes minority health and leads, coordinates, supports, and assesses the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities

http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/ 

Focuses on areas in which racial and ethnic minorities experience serious disparities in health access and outcomes

http://pewhispanic.org/ 

Chronicles Latino’s diverse experiences