http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2016/2016007.pdf
Presents a selection of indicators that examine differences in educational participation and attainment of students in the racial/ethnic groups of White, Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and two or more races. From the National Center for Education Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db251.pdf
Covers selected estimates of health measures for all Hispanics and four subgroups: Central or South American, Cuban, Mexican, and Puerto Rican. From the National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/2083802/eib-153.pdf
Estimates the extent and severity of food insecurity across diverse groups of Hispanic households. Food insecurity was worse among Hispanics identifying as Mexicans, Central/South American, and Puerto Rican than among those identifying as Cuban. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/highered/racial-diversity/state-racial-diversity-workforce.pdf
Reviews trends in the diversity of elementary and secondary school teachers and examines the teacher pipeline from enrollment in postsecondary education to entrance into the teaching profession and beyond. Finds a lack of racial diversity among teachers (18% are teachers of color compared to 49% of students who are individuals of color). From the U.S. Department of Education
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/pdfs/mm6516a1.pdf
Reports that births among Hispanic and black teens have dropped by almost half since 2006 and that teen age births in general have dropped by more than 40%. Includes birth rates to teen age mothers by race/ethnicity and state and shows percentage change from 2006. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm496104.htm
Press release on federal approval of fortifying corn flour with 0.7 milligrams of folic acid per pound of corn masa flour. Folic acid helps prevent birth defects affecting the brain, spine, and spinal cord. The change is expected to help Hispanics for whom corn masa flour is a staple food. From the Food and Drug Administration
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2015/cb15-209.html
Los Angeles County led the nation in the number of Hispanic-, Asian-, and American Indian and Alaska Native-owned firms in 2012 and ranked second in the number of African American-owned firms. Shows an overall rise of minority-owned firms from 5.8 million in 2007 to 8.0 million in 2012. From the Census Bureau
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db221.pdf
In 2013 life expectancy at birth for Hispanic males was greater than for non-Hispanic whites or blacks. This report traces the differences to lower death rates from cancer, heart disease, respiratory diseases, stroke and diabetes for Hispanic males. Similar patterns were found for Hispanic females. From the National Center for Health Statistics