Latinos and Vaccinations – Better in Some Areas Than Others

Larry Green
CTLatinoNews.com

Every year, Centro de la Comunidad in New London coordinates with local health organizations to supply low cost, or sometimes free, flu shots to employees, clients and the general public, according to Executive Director Elizabeth Garcia Gonzalez.

She finds that some people are leery about receiving the shots. “We have the nurse provide information, but some feel uncomfortable,” she said, “It’s more of the middle-age and older adults that don’t take it.”

Gonzalez is also planning informational presentations about vaccinations for clients in hopes to alleviate any fears. “They fear that if they take the vaccination, it may make things worse,” she said. One employee at Centro de la Comunidad was instructed by her doctor not to take flu shots because she would have a serious reaction, she noted.

Despite these concerns, nationally Latinos are mostly on par with the general population when it comes to being …

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Marine: Military Sex Abuse Has Deep Cultural Roots

Gard with Demolitio (Photo by Kathleen Schassler)

Editor’s Note: A record number of Latinas now serve in the U.S. military, and like all service women, they are at risk of military sexual abuse. According to data from the Population Reference Bureau, Latinas have surpassed their male counterparts when it comes to enlisting in the military.

Connnecticut Health I-Team
Peggy McCarthy

When former Marine Maureen Gard goes running, the flashbacks come: riding in the platoon leader’s car, the jokes about her bra size, the fondling, and the pinning her down.

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Spanish Ad Campaign Shows Abuse from Children’s Perspective

An innovative new ad campaign about child abuse awareness in Spain is all about perspective, LatinaLista reported.

To the adult eye, the ANAR (Ayuda A Ninos Y Adolescentes En Riesgo, or Help For Children And Adolescents At Risk) Foundation’s ad just displays a photo of a young boy. However, seen from a child’s field of vision, the same ad shows the boy with a bruised faced and the message “Sometimes child abuse is only visible to the child suffering it” along with a number to their hotline.

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