Hispanic Health in the United States
• The Hispanic ethnicity is the largest minority in the United States. Each year, the Hispanic population keeps growing. However, even though being the largest minority in the United States, Hispanics aren’t the healthiest. According to a study conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it showed that similar to non-Hispanics, the two leading causes of death in Hispanics are heart disease and cancer. However, Hispanics have higher death rates than whites from diabetes and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. High Blood Pressure is also common in Hispanics. However, Hispanic women with high blood pressure are twice as likely as Hispanic men to get it under control.The health risk of Hispanics
• The Hispanic ethnicity is the largest minority in the United States. Each year, the Hispanic population keeps growing. However, even though being the largest minority in the United States, Hispanics aren’t the healthiest. According to a study conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it showed that similar to non-Hispanics, the two leading causes of death in Hispanics are heart disease and cancer. However, Hispanics have higher death rates than whites from diabetes and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. High Blood Pressure is also common in Hispanics. However, Hispanic women with high blood pressure are twice as likely as Hispanic men to get it under control.The health risk of Hispanics