Check out these Latino health news tidbits from the past few days:

Doctors try to discover why more Latinos are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes in all Americans has become a code red emergency in the U.S., with people of color topping the list as the most vulnerable. More than 10 percent of the country’s Latino population has diabetes. The quest to reverse this crisis involves a multi-layered investigation, beginning at a genetic level and branching into the psychological, cultural, social and economic factors that may be paving the way toward obesity and diabetes.
Ventura County Star

New grant aims to cut obesity in Latino, black New Yorkers
A $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded the creation of ORBIT: Obesity Related Behavioral Intervention Trials to focus on reducing obesity and obesity-related deaths in New York City’s African-American and Latino communities.
Medical News Today

America’s Tomorrow: A Profile of Latino Youth
The National Council of La Raza has released a report that examines the status of U.S. Latino youths. Latino youth, who compose nearly 20% of all youth in the country, experience high levels of poverty, high dropout rates, low graduation rates, high unemployment rates, and low rates of health insurance. Given that Latinos will compose about 30% of the U.S. population by 2050, the ability of Latino youth to overcome these pressing challenges today will directly impact the economic and social success of our nation in the future.
National Council of La Raza