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By Jenna Carlesso, CTMirror.org While Connecticut has led national efforts in public insurance reform, significant health disparities persist between the state’s residents of color...
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Forty-five percent of Connecticut adults, in a survey released Wednesday, reported that they have been diagnosed with a chronic disease such as diabetes,...
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Due to a traditional diet that is high in carbohydrates, fats and meats, many Latinos are at a higher risk for health problems...
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Availability — not affordability — is the main roadblock for many Latinos struggling with access to healthy foods in their neighborhoods, researchers claim. According...
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Barbara Puffer CT Health I-Team According to the report, an additional analysis for these cancers known as BART (BRAC Analysis Rearrangement Test), is necessary...
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Teen pregnancy rates in Latinas have sharply declined in the past five years, which may be been the result of the overwhelming Latino support...
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Several years ago, Barbara Luna Merchan, who’s now 13, learned about a charter school that would open in Danbury. She begged her mom to...
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MERIDEN — Inside classroom 28 at Hanover Elementary School, Bilingual Educator Alicia Lorenzo has formed a family with her group of 26 fifth-graders. Together,...