Check out these news tidbits on Latino health:

Milk board pours out more Latino-aimed ads
The California milk processors behind the “Got Milk?” ad campaign have renewed a campaign aimed at Latinos, who traditionally have been big consumers. The campaign is called “Toma Leche,” which is Spanish for “drink milk.” The campaign launched on Spanish-language TV with a commercial describing how milk can enhance dental health. It will be followed in the spring by TV spots on how milk can promote shiny hair and strong muscles.
Modesto Bee

Are Latino teens sexual risk takers?
National surveys do show that Latino young people as a group are less likely than their non-Latino peers to use condoms and birth control and are more likely to become pregnant and have a child. But these statistics hide a much more complicated picture, said a University of Illinois researcher. For one thing, Latinos represent more than 20 different groups, they live in very different situations in the U.S., and researchers have little data to determine a cultural influence when trying to characterize sexual behavior among Latino adolescents and young adults.
Medical News Today

New Intervention Helps Latino Parents Of Asthmatic Children Quit Smoking
Clinically-based smoking cessation programs may not be enough to help Latino smokers with asthmatic children kick the habit, according to a new study in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. In the study, Latino parents with an asthmatic child were more likely to quit smoking when they received a culturally-tailored intervention that provides feedback about how much secondhand smoke their children were exposed to, compared to parents who followed existing smoking cessation clinical guidelines.
Medical News Today