Cancer Disparities Research Partnership (CDRP) Program: Limited Competition (U54)

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is designed to extend the Cancer Disparities Research Partnership (CDRP) program into its second (and final) implementation stage. This limited competition FOA solicits applications for NIH U54 cooperative agreement awards from the five current recipients of the CDRP Cooperative Agreement Planning Grants (U56). The CDRP U56 awardees represent community-based institutions serving a larger fraction of generally medically underserved, low-income, ethnic and minority populations than most other healthcare institutions. Please follow link.

Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000

Since 2000 many Latinos have settled in counties that once had few Latinos, continuing a pattern that began in the previous decade. But there are subtle differences in Hispanic settlement patterns in the current decade compared with those of the 1990s. The dispersion of Latinos in the new century has tilted more to counties in the West and the Northeast. Despite the new tilt, however, the South accounted for a greater share of overall Latino population growth than any other region in the new century. Read how projections for this century put Latinos in the "hot" list.

More Alzheimer’s Risk for Hispanics, Studies Find

Studies suggest that many Hispanics may have more risk factors for developing dementia than other groups, and a significant number appear to be getting Alzheimer’s earlier. And surveys indicate that Latinos, less likely to see doctors because of financial and language barriers, more often mistake dementia symptoms for normal aging, delaying diagnosis. Read about the alarming increase of this disease among Latinos and what the bleak forecast is for 2050.

The Closing of the American Border

New America Media, Q&A with Edward Alden, Sandip Roy, Posted: Oct 12, 2008

The fight against illegal immigration began the very night of 9/11, according to Edward Allen, author of "The Closing of the American Border." In this interview, Allen comments on the different positions in the Department of Justice and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) at the time, and the historical words of President George W. Bush. Read on to the end, because after comments are juicy.

Nuevo South

by John Biewen and Tennessee Watson of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University

A long, 100% worthwhile article about people living in diverse NC Siler City, their struggles, the racial tensions, and the human stories of real people behind the controlling political and economic forces that shape their lives.

One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students

The number of Hispanic students in the nation's public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, this report says, making up about one-in-five public school students in the United States compared to 1990, when just one-in-eight public school students were Hispanic.

Find out the Census bureau projections by 2050, when there will be more school-age Hispanic children than school-age non-Hispanic white children in the United States.

Five Basic Facts on Immigrants and Their Health Care

As discussions on national health care reform move to the forefront, some have focused on the role of immigrants in the health care system. To address questions about how immigrants use and affect the health care system, key facts about immigrants and health care are summarized below.