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For the past two decades, the Washington, D.C.-based City Kids program has been helping at-risk kids from low-income neighborhoods in numerous ways. One such method includes getting inner-city youth off the streets and into the great outdoors in some of our country’s most treasured National Parks. This initiative is geared…
A healthcare research algorithm has suddenly taken hold elsewhere: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Marc Elliott, a statistician at Rand Corp. in Santa Monica, developed the formula to estimate a person’s race depending on their address and last name. While many health insurers do not ask patients about their race,…
Police discrimination has been a hot-button issue in the U.S. for decades and now, new research shows that it continues to this day in shocking amounts. A Stanford University research study took a look into the police biases across North Carolina when it comes to race-related traffic stops. “Our threshold…
The Sierra Club and Latino Outdoors organizations in Oregon collaborated with The Next Door to offer free Spanish-language hike leader training at the end of last month. The training, which took place on Indian Creek Trail in Hood River, covered the essential skills required for preparing and going on a…
Hispanic-owned businesses are booming. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Hispanic businesses has more than doubled since 2002, growing from 1.6 million to a whopping 3.3 million. This total represents 13.5% of all businesses in the nation, as reported on Media Life Magazine. Overall, this trend is…
The U.S. spends approximately $12.6 billion on pet supplies and over-the-counter medication annually, but a new drug treatment could potentially reduce that cost and add four years to the lives of dogs everywhere. Scientists have recently found that the anti-rejection medicine rapamycin, a drug used in humans with kidney transplants,…
According to a study published last week in the International Journal of Health Services, Hispanic youths are only half as likely as their white counterparts to receive mental health care despite having similar rates of mental health issues. The study used data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which covered…
A group of prominent Hispanic conservatives who once vowed never to support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign have had a sudden change of heart. “Too much is at stake for America for us to remain neutral on the sidelines,” reads a letter co-signed by 13 Latino Republican leaders who once campaigned…
Summer is the perfect season for enjoying the outdoors with your pets, but be careful: it’s also the time of year where dogs are more susceptible to heartworm because of mosquito bites. It’s estimated that one million dogs will become heartworm positive in the United States every year, and according…
Jane the Virgin actress Greice Santo is launching a new campaign to help empower traumatized women to feel better about themselves. The Brazilian-born model and actress has teamed up with Bruno Mascolo, founder of the Toni and Guy hair salon chain, to launch a new imitative called “Glam with Greice.”…