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U.S. Latinos are a diverse, dynamic, rising population.

But without proper and unified data on this population, researchers can’t develop treatments and officials can’t create public health campaigns to address Latinos’ high rates of obesity, diabetes, and certain cancers.

Add your public comment now as the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) considers the first changes in 20 years to federal standards for collecting and reporting data on race and ethnicity.

Latinos with grandfatherThe changes would require federal agencies to collect and report more detailed data on the country’s diverse populations to identify and improve health equity.

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Latinos are the largest racial/ethnic minority in the United States. In 2016, 1 in 6 people are Latino; that number is expected to grow to 1 in 4 by 2035 and 1 in 3 by 2060. Latinos are also one of the most diverse groups, with distinct differences among groups based on country of origin, place of birth, language use, and other factors. We need proper, uniform data on Latinos that account for these factors because—despite the diverse and growing numbers of the U.S. Latino population—vast differences in health conditions exist among different Latino populations and between Latinos and other racial/ethnic groups. The University of Texas Health Science Center’s Salud America! program (www.communitycommons.org/groups/salud-america/big-bets/sa-health-equity/), Redes en Acción Latino cancer research network (www.redesenaccion.org/), and its Latino health blog SaludToday (www.saludtoday.com) has researched, explored, and chronicled numerous ways parents, educators, and community leaders have addressed these health inequities in Latino communities across the country. By following examples such as these, other leaders in other communities can identify ways to improve health equity for Latinos. Taking it a step further, by improving the collection and maintenance of data on Latinos (and other racial/ethnic groups), we can set the stage for a more targeted approach to treatment, intervention, and public health campaigns that can improve equity and reduce health disparities among this rising population.

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