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MHo(>P(,<?i0 OMH-RCLibrary 1101WoRooctktvoilnleP,arMkDwa2y,08S5u2ite650 I Frequently Asked Questions 1-800-444-6472 Health Problems womenwithaBMIof30ormoreare consideredobese.Alladults(aged18 in Hispanic yoeramrsoroeroalrdeerc)onwshidoerheadveatarBisMkIfoorfp2re5- WomensHeaJth.gov maturedeathanddisabilityfrombeing 1-800-994-9662 American/Latina ionvcerrewaesiegahsttohreoBbMesIe.riTsehse.sYeohueralhtehalrtihsks TDD:1-888-220-5446 Women careprovidercanhelpyoufigureout yourbodymassorgoto www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/ calc-bmi.htm.Notonlyarehealthcare Q: AWmheoricaarne/HLiastpiannaicwomeninthe pfisartolvoaicpdaeterersdsocononhnatcshe,erbnbueotddyaa.lbsWoouowthmeheronewtwmhieutchfahat UnitedStates? "pear"shapetendtostorefatintheir A: Therearenearly14millionHispanic hipsandbuttocks.Womenwithan American/LatinawomenintheUnited "apple"shapestorefataroundtheir States.Theyincludewomenfrom waists.Formostwomen,carryingextra divers—ecultures,histories,andexperi- weightaroundtheirwaistsormiddle ences MexicanAmericans,Central (withawaistlargerthan35inches)rais- andSouthAmericans,PuertoRicans, eshealthrisks(likeheartdisease,dia- CubanAmericans,andSpanish betes,orcancer)morethancarrying Americans.Whilethesewomencur- extraweightaroundtheirhipsor rentlyrepresentonly11%ofthefemale thighs.Obesityis1.5timesmorecom- populationoftheUnitedStates,they moninMexicanAmericanwomen areagrowingforce.Bytheyear2050, (reaching52%)thaninthegeneral, nearlyoneofeveryfourwomeninthe femalepopulation.Ifyouareover- U.S.willbeHispanicAmerican/Latina. weightorobese,losingweightcan loweryourriskformanydiseases.And Q: Whathealthproblemsaffecta physicalactivityisanimportantpartof wlootmoefnHi?spanicAmerican/Latina bw(ee3s0itg)mhiatnnuldotseesasttmrbeoeatstttmeerdnattyo.shToerflypthtpeorewbveeeenaktctaiisnved A: ObesityandOverweight treatobesity. Beingoverweightorobeseincreases Diabetes(dye-uh-bee-tees) pageI h2wspabybde9eirhrneoit.etrooduge9ahbwrhsdtsls,tiaahro.esriihteeBmmsnWiahseokgscgeoedohowcp,rmnyfharebsisnelohliMlclaebodneeaetaleeroisrepsrdswotsm.elniaspedsdtIpO,erhihnnpbeosiadiseeepvarnaseaestgsuoxBrih)erf(rwt,,Mei(beyw,trBItoieiesMiygssisat,Iphtogeterm)tfhgoho.,eaatik22arlne5wBtlst,dghhboiMutrilaroiaIl-etdei-ds ltWpHgfniYaiehrinooorsmiesotgyutetgpdeaosneusatcutsasinimarenn.ioHontccnibioMryagsnoA,leeseepdmxutnadieylleisniirdiraickmitnigbceahaocyel/rabn.atryiLteengeatAtDshc/teomithLscita.eahanhborinatoaIefimgvtintycsesenemooauussocounldb,scitisrgnunahi,rtbrbenohiiesotcsuansthldpnwudeeu,ygsuhidaraniadtritrnohsnegeaigisns2n National Women's Health Information Center U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeonWomen'sHealth Frequently Asked Questions I Whites.Also,residentsofPuertoRico • Checkyourfeeteverydayforblis- are2timesmorelikelytohavediag- ters,redspots,swelling,orcuts. nWoistehdinditahbeetHeissptahnanicUA.mS.erWihciatne/sL.atino • Stayawareofhowyoufeel-ifyou TWDoDm:en11s--88H80e80a--l29t2904h--.59g46o466v2 bitTpinhnooysepdpwuulypeoliaandmn1t.eceisdrTotnienyraa,opbtsyeehdstdaieo2naisetbssdiehtnitoa'aeiwptsbsepnimtienseancsmmkesleoeolwnrcshe.cetunehrpoansrtueygwmvohhaaulekreennt wAddeuobvromceniueaolntrntogeip,2cppegrerteesooasgpvtnep5iaacrdt%inoieacobrlyonll)arfye.limawgl,dMhlhitepceaxarabnliweeltacgtyeynahso.aneuny(rtAdaimhwraeeeboraeomlittvecehesanrn- insulin.Agrowingnumberofchildren weight,havehigherratesofgestational ahraevegeattgirnegatteyrpech2andcieabeotfegse.tCtihnigldtryepne2 wdioambeetne.stGheasntantoionn-aHlisdpiaabneitcesWihnictreeases Adfialamtbihelotyuesmgheifmttbyhpeeery1ahradesiaoibtv.eetrewseciagnhntootrbiefa nmstuehagoecanrrba)oat.bsayAol'lmshtiyrhapioso(uklggalfrhyogrcewepobmrmoioedabnyl('eslsmiozsweb)lsboualocnodhdodgaslu- pAaedtbpnHwptreimneeiiorreersdetymseoieipes-revp7bgaprs,ssie.ashlhet6cnenethehhva)taieramitegenacaavsaignedr/nlemhtnAt,Lwdkee,dvmaaitsiratebtytnkdshhremripehcieniiarenourdegatcvtalercenyha2ehateeensewariofrdyi,srvafoilrdeei/caidiel.rmLsbkhisysueakeeertseeaPtiltteeesaneniny)ep,aisco.n,sssentpe:oaweoAomylpi(nscoon(aoeptddofituurhdehwnnhtfohvaticeycdbhaeHvreltialvt,lieo(uhan.eioseldbamknyppidetyiseganit2aodanegk-u-sierc Amodbiopgtacnmefehferfuottatveestclaetetegeilrhrshflinlemienlcaow.wcaegahpnpivosEainrclgexlntmleiely1dpygsesebde2wptnswigerneaao%reovttrntmn2eisewmchpeeolm,iyeerdneoan.traiasainph,laltnnyFlbitsewgdoeytmiay.eiitrharnpsraiet.tcAetsebMsherlaete2meswttugtxaoiiearehds,oistnsayienchttasaditaiabbtlnaotneurnebifdtdinoo2siiueaonukeast0arrstbuloilmeyrsafshteeadtkaeahlielsraarofss-w withbloodflowintheveins)than HighCholesterol(koh-les-ter-awl) non-diabeticwomen,andthree-to-four Cholesterolisawaxysubstancefound timesmorelikelytohaveheartdisease inallpartsofthebody.Itcomesfrom orastroke.Theseproblemscanbepre- twosources:yourbodyandthefood vented: youeat.Yourlivermakesallthecholes- • Seeyourhealthcareprovidersregu- terolyourbodyneeds.Eatingtoomuch laanrldy.eyDeond'otctfoorr!getaboutthedentist wchhoolleestemriollkidnaiarnyimparlodfuocotdss,lainkedmeegagts, • Don'tsmoke. yCohloklsesctaenromlabkleocykosubrlcohoodlefsrteormolflgoowiupn.g • Controlyourbloodsugarandcho- easilythroughyourbody.Thehigher lesterollevels,yourbloodpressure, yourcholesterol,thegreateryourrisk andyourweight. forheartdisease.Over25%of page2 • Etxheerwcieseek(i3s0bemsitn).utesmostdaysof Atemreolrilcevaenlswhoigmhenenhoauvgehbtlooopdutchtohleems-at National Women's Health Information Center U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeonWomen'sHealth Frequently Asked Questions I riskforheartdisease.AmongMexican heartattackcancausepermanentdam- Americanwomenages20-74,almost agetotheheartandmaybeevendeath. halfhaveborderline-highrisktotal Heartdiseaseisthemaincauseofdeath cholesterollevels.Low-densitylipopro- forAmericanwomen.Heartdisease WomensHeahh.gov tein(LDL)or"bad"cholesterollevels riskanddeathratesarehigheramong TDD:11--888080--292904--59464662 phbrwiAhoraenyifnotoagtedvml1ehhdxit3eeaehd40rtfrnye1acrmtrr.wiiahgsae6asnai/inkb%gvngddoeegoh.ouL,ftctfah.CceonMoohaorlAetnLroesihxtosDwnikritnggLeocaoyhrlrfafoeocyontlryuho,eoorhdAanleuasrmheayreneserlodtartcrouelheikwrdtloceioshalisalehtenecepnosaladtiusserenleavter.tedgoolul-aa ywbeicDMheaohnyiiesioguagexlgnbrh.eaihoeelstbcttYlrt.elaoepssrornuuam,oottolAdehc,kmwsiapienognronrohefmghits,oebescbelulanaexrponenseoasrpi,ddtcrtipcyebrpsahviyriraoseentlnkcnsgledost,ysfnutodtbhraeriereerna,hoacodberllaehatl,utsiriesmdatgnseinogh.sddkoiefs-a-se getyourcholesterolchecked. 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American/LatinawomenwithAIDS, • Controlyourbloodpressure.Ask heterosexualcontact(mostlywith yourhealthcareproviderwhata injectiondrugusers)isthecausefor WomensHeahh.gov hofetaelnthyyonuunmebeedryiosufrorbyloooudapnrdeshsourwe athceciorunditsseafsoer.aInnjaedcdtiitoinondarlu4g0u%seof 1-800-994-9662 checked. AAmIeDrSiccaans/eLsaatminoangwoHmiespna.nic TDD:1-888-220-5446 • Epraotvhiedaelrthayb.oTuatlakhteoarytouhreahletahlythdiceta.re TPrheeveCnetnitoenrs(CfoDrCD)isreeasceomCmonetnrdosltaankding • Loweryourcholesteroltotheright thesestepstoprotectyourself: level,basedonyourpersonalrisk. • Ifyouaresexuallyactive(having • Getatleast30minutesofexercise oral,anal,orvaginalsex),uselatex onmostdaysoftheweek. condomstoreduceyourchancesof • Maintainahealthyweight.Askyour gettingHIV. healthcareproviderwhatahealthy • Druguserswhocannotorwillnot weightisforyou. stopinjectingdrugsshouldusenew, • Haveanormalfastingbloodglucose sterilesyringestoprepareandinject level(below110mg/dL).Askyour drugs. healthcareprovideraboutwhenyou • Ifyouaregettingatattooorhaving shouldbetested. yourbodypierced,askwhatproce- HIV/AIDS durestheyusetopreventthespread Humanimmunodeficiencyvirus(HIV) ofHIV isthevirusthatcausesacquired Depression iHmImVunwoedaekfeincsiyeonucryismynmdurnoemesy(sAtIeDmS,). bDoedpyr,esmsoioond,isaannditllhnoeusgshtthsa.tPaeffoepcltestwhheo whichmakesithardforyourbodyto aredepressedmayfeelhopeless,worth- fightoffotherhealthproblemsthatit less,verysad,andhavenoenergyor couldnormallyresist.Astimegoeson, interestindoinganything.Somepeo- yourbodybecomeslesscapableof pledescribedepressionasan"empty,or fightingoffdiseases.Eventhough sadfeelingthatwon'tgoaway."This malesaccountforthelargestproportion kindofdepressionthatdoesnotgo H(i8s1p%a)niocfAAmIeDrSiccaansse/sLraetpionrotsedinatmhoeng adiwfafyeriesntcaflrleodm"fceleilniincgal"dbelpuree"ssoirond.o"wIntis aUnmiotnegdfSetmataelse,stihserinsuinmgb.eFremoaflceassersepre- fraotreaoffedwephroeusrssioonriancHoiuspplaeniocfdays.The sent19%ofallAIDScasesamong American/Latinawomenremainsabout HispanicAmericans/Latinos,but twicethatofmen.Andmajordepres- 2ac0c0o0unaltonfoer.2A3n%dtohfecarsaetseroefpHorItVedinifnec- isniownh(iaclhsoskynmopwtnomasscllasitnifcoarladtepleraesstsi2on, wAtmiooemnreiinsc.asne/FvLoearntttihinemaelswarohgimegsethneprrtoihpnaonHritisinpoaWnnhiicte ldwoeenpegrkeesrs)sbiauontndutshduayatsltllahysytfsmoirfaosre(vaatetrlyaelpaesmtootfnwtohsor page4 (47%)ofadultandadolescentHispanic years)maybediagnosedslightlymore National Women's Health Information Center U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeonWomen'sHealth Frequently Asked Question I frequentlyinHispanicAmerican/ cervixthanWhites.Therearegapsin LatinowomenthaninWhitewomen. accesstoanduseofcancerscreening Possibledifferencesinhowsymptoms programsamongHispanicAmericans/ appearmayaffectthewaydepressionis Latinos.Deathratesfromcancersofthe WomensHealth.gov recognizedanddiagnosedamong breastandcervix,allofwhichcanbe 1-800-994-9662 Amimneorriictiaenss.aFroermeoxraemplliek,elyAftrhiacnan afomuonndgeHarilsypabnyicscArmeeenriincga,nsd/eLcarteiansaedsless TDD:1-888-220-5446 Hispanicstoreportsymptomsof thanamongnon-Hispanics. asdeunpcdrhepaassisniasop.npetthiatteacfhfeacntgetheainrdwbhoodlyeabcohdeys, WBroemaestnCgaetncbreerastcancerwhencellsin MDCehapanrnyegsetsshiioinnngscyaocnuaurrsubernadiiennprfceahsmesiimloiiness.t.ryand ctt(axhu-nemrcobaeryrreoafesfaotrrtlmidhseoer.n,b'rGtweehagtsirttcio)hnwcggarianivgmehhstae,lwmpaomnfmodiegnadnrtahme livingthroughpainfulanddifficult moretreatmentoptionsandimproves eSvoemnettsiimneysoduerprliefsesciaonncisaucsaeusdeedprbeysscieorn-. cmhoasntcecsomfomrosnurlvyivdali.agBnroesaesdtccaanncceerriasntdhe tainmedicationspeopletakeforcancer, theleadingcauseofcancerdeath arthritis,heartproblems,andhigh amongHispanicAmerican/Latina wmMbPmaolohorsonsekotatnidlncpstpepoohrorneempos'ymlsbsgueolredenwietms.ietsttarSrhsceeoeaaad,mtntemesmpecternarinetuolts.lksssneeie,Tfsodhosanereenpsgrddetesetshupwsorcobierheost-na-ts.er 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Illicitdrugsareillegaldrugs,likehero- Somereasonsinclude: in,marijuana,ecstasy,cocaine,PCP, • Theycan'tpayforitanddon'thave andLSD.SubgroupsofHispanic healthinsurance. Americans/Latinosvaryintheirratesof • Theyhavenowaytogettoadoctor. substanceabuse,alcoholdependence, maenndtn.eBeudtfoorveirlallicli,tcdormugpaarbeudsetotrtehate- • Tmahkeeyhitahvaerpdhytsoigceatltloimaitdaotcitoonrs.that totalU.S.population,Mexicansand • Theydon'tunderstandthelan- PuertoPvicanshavehighratesofillicit guage. druguse,heavyalcoholuse,alcohol TherearemoreuninsuredHispanic dependence,andneedfordrugabuse American/Latinowomenthanany treatment. otherrace/ethnicgroup(30%),even Preventproblemsrelatedtoalcoholand thoughmanyofthemareemployedor page7 drugs.Ifyouhaveaproblemwith livewithsomeonewhoisemployed. 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Mlacdtwtwtmcdoeidohoheeaooswsevratrsbeenmmanefraeeaayncuees.dntltcedonnvldwHieifyaiioidatscwncfnswegeaiecmpsnhcrnatteaoevoaanehd.ntirssgdnihceeebUlsacasdrittln,indekartAiwieagcaeaminflseiasannefystsnttidyrdcuhtcmcoiieruhseaofracbleaunnt,tgratrndtchenhnvateeaoeio/oHorrsnvstLfitddaetghaasiblrdrcreptsoreearoearieanianuatannmnwestcpsioeoseote,ic.tsurtrmhscceaTa-iaerthnnen-e • aFmIpiiwhwaiItonneneanannhdtrsaohsdnyioelcuptiiuvttrrelntvriahaacesipaldtWgnauds:unocwecournaec/anealathe/rwbtcslanewoefal.yctlwoikshpnlerwnSiCaalttytsr.tocavooeeoucnooetmarousoaorrmseanpnndypetgnmseilahcoisshournfantenmesmr-taaytsaaoeett-eo.lulaemnrilrrtspt.paoeYhablhrggabnnouoiealrococvyysvuaTovueQaoaesrau/titudembppsleat.rtraaskqlhohhbouYyirkleeovatoeoearilyrluuidf,tgteohyhr HispanicAmericans/Latinoshaveno qualityhealth/forinformationon rtieognu,latrhesoluorwceionfcohmeaelsthofcamrae.nyInaddi- hsealveectaicncgesashteoaltthhepIlnatne.rnIefty,oourddoonn'ott pHairsepdantiocoAtmheerrigcraonusp/sL,atmiankose,iatshcarodm-to k1-n8o0w0-h9o9w4-t9o66u2s.eacomputer,call obtainindividualhealthinsuranceout- sideofemployer-orgovernment-spon- PublicInsurance soredplans.Evenwhentheyareeligi- • Medicare-federalgovernment bleforMedicaidorstate-sponsored healthinsuranceprogramforpeople childhealthinsuranceprograms,many 65andolder,orwhoaredisabled,or HispanicAmericanfamiliesfearthat whohavepermanentkidneyfailure. enrollingfamilymembersinsuchplans YoucancalltheSocialSecurity couldbeusedagainstthemwhenthey Administrationat1-800-772-1213 applyforcitizenship. orcontactyourlocalSocialSecurity Officeformoreinformation. page8 National Women's Health Information Center U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeonWomen'sHealth (7REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • Medicaid-federalandstatehealth BureauofPrimaryHealthCare insuranceprogramrunbystatesfor Phone:(800)400-2742 low-incomeordisabledpeopleofall InternetAddress: ages.Clickonhttp://cms.hhs.gov/ http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/ WomensHeatth.gov medicaid/tollfree.aspforalistof 1-800-994-9662 MIfeydoiucadiodntooltl-hfarveeelaicnceesssintoeatchhestate. 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