Describes presidential initiative to improve opportunities for youth of color by tracking indicators of life outcomes on a website, developing federal proposals that will enhance positive outcomes, and creating a public portal to disseminate successful programs and practices. From the White House
Long term study which describes the prevalence of cardiovascular/pulmonary and other select chronic diseases in the Hispanic community. Also covers the role of sociocultural factors. From the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.dol.gov/wb/media/reports/WB_WomenColorFactSheet.pdf
Provides information on Black, Hispanic, and Asian working women especially with regard to income, employment, educational attainment, poverty, and the gender wage gap. From the Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/pdf/nsf13304_full.pdf
Provides statistical information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. Covers 6 topical areas: enrollment, field of degree, employment status, occupation, academic employment, and disability. From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsrace2012.pdf
Describes the labor force characteristics and earning patterns among the major race and ethnicity groups—whites, blacks, Asians, and Hispanics. Includes employment, education attainment, earnings, and occupation data. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db131.pdf
Finds that more than one-third of U.S. adults were obese in 2011-12. Features the first estimates of obesity rates for Asian American persons. From the Census Bureau.
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/ogr_report.do?link=school&year=2013&rate=4
Reports on graduation and drop-out rates by school district and high school for each school district in Virginia by student demographic characteristics. From the Virginia Department of Education
https://p1pe.doe.virginia.gov/reportcard/ogr_report.do?link=division&year=2013&rate=4
Reports on graduation and drop-out rates for each school division in Virginia by student demographic characteristics. From the Virginia Department of Education