Grace Chung McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — A coalition of Latino organizations said Tuesday that teen pregnancies in their community wouldn’t drop without more help from parents. “To say that we are in a crisis is an understatement,” said Amy Hinojosa, the director of leadership initiatives at MANA, a national Latina organization that’s a coalition participant. [...]
Por Milagros Meléndez-Vela El Tiempo Latino Una de cada dos adolescentes latinas en Estados Unidos quedan embarazadas antes de los 20 años, según un estudio publicado el martes 19 por la Campaña Nacional para Prevenir Embarazos en Adolescentes. Las cifras —según activistas y políticos hispanos— reflejan un problema de salud pública que no es atendido [...]
Por Elvira Valenzuela Crocker – Hispanic Link Latino News and Opinion 09:30 | 05/20/09 The Latino Leaders Network was launched in the nation’s capital five years ago by advocate and business leader Mickey Ibarra to establish relationships and dialogue among Hispanic movers and shakers of all political stripes on issues of particular importance to the [...]
By Grace Chung McClatchy Newspapers Tuesday, May 19, 2009 A coalition of Latino organizations said Tuesday that teen pregnancies in their community wouldn’t drop without more help from parents. “To say that we are in a crisis is an understatement,” said Amy Hinojosa, the director of leadership initiatives at MANA, a national Latina organization that’s [...]