fariyda.mickens@wachovia.com
Hispanics or Latinos are persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central-American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The federal government considers race and Hispanic origin to be two separate and distinct concepts; Hispanic Americans may be any race. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Hispanics of all races represent 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, about 35 million individuals. The Census Bureau projects that by the year 2035 there will be 75 million Hispanic individuals, comprising 20 percent of the population. Though Hispanic communities can be found throughout Florida, the Northeast, and other parts of the country, the greatest concentrations of Hispanics are in the southwestern states from Texas to California. The states with the greatest concentration of Hispanics are New Mexico, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and Florida. Ten Leading Causes of death in the U.S. in 2000 for Hispanics or Latinos:
There are two types of diabetes, Type I, and Type II. The increasing prevalence of Type II diabetes is related to a variety of factors, many of which also are associated with an increased risk of CVD. These factors include: the rising prevalence of obesity in the United States (an estimated 97 million American adults are overweight or obese); the relatively low levels of physical activity among American adults (approximately 25 percent of adult Americans engage in regular physical activity of any intensity); increasing age of the population; the rapid growth in the United States of populations that are particularly susceptible to Type II diabetes are African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Asians. · On average, Hispanic Americans are 1. It affects approximately 90 percent of the 10. Improved medical care, which prolongs life, will decrease the risk for development of Type II diabetes and its CVD complications. 3 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes. · The prevalence of diabetes in Cuban Americans is lower, but still higher than that of non-Hispanic whites. Unfortunately, many patients with Type II diabetes still have high levels of these risk factors and efforts are necessary to get health providers and patients to improve risk factor control.
Common topics in this essay:
Type II,
Hispanic Americans,
Hispanics Latinos,
Pneumonia Influenza,
II Type,
Census Bureau,
Central-American Spanish,
Hispanic American,
Cuban Americans,
Puerto Rican,
type ii,
ii diabetes,
type ii diabetes,
risk factors,
non-hispanic whites,
hispanic americans,
diabetes risk,
diabetes risk factors,
control diabetes risk,
diabetes ·,
insulin resistance,
overweight obese,
heart disease,
non-hispanic whites ·,
|
Acceptance Essays
