Health | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com The Midwest's Latino News Source Mon, 04 May 2026 18:22:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://holaamericanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Health | Hola America News https://holaamericanews.com 32 32 Hispanic Iowans face wide healthcare gaps, new report finds https://holaamericanews.com/hispanic-iowans-face-wide-healthcare-gaps-new-report-finds/ Mon, 04 May 2026 18:04:25 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=36824 By Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio Racial and ethnic group disparities persist across Iowa’s healthcare system, according to a new report. The third edition of the State Health Disparities Report […]

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]]> Study finds nitrate contamination in water systems nationwide https://holaamericanews.com/study-finds-nitrate-contamination-in-water-systems-nationwide/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:42:55 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=36600 By Kevin Hardy, Stateline Nearly one-fifth of Americans relied on drinking water systems with elevated and potentially dangerous levels of nitrate in recent years, according to a new study released […]

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]]> Building Bridges for Health: Hola Iowa Partners with IHHS to Support Lead Poisoning Prevention in Latino Communities https://holaamericanews.com/building-bridges-for-health-hola-iowa-partners-with-ihhs-to-support-lead-poisoning-prevention-in-latino-communities/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:14:17 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=32594 By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola Iowa Hola Iowa is partnering with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (IHHS) to bridge a critical communication gap that leaves many Latino children […]

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]]> Woodbury County Data on Lead Poisoning Finds Disconnect between Latinos and Healthcare Providers https://holaamericanews.com/woodbury-county-data-on-lead-poisoning-finds-disconnect-between-latinos-and-healthcare-providers/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:13:15 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=26226 By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola Iowa Woodbury, IA- In 2023 the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) analyzed results from the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) focused on 1- […]

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]]> Trump administration targets Planned Parenthood’s family-planning grants https://holaamericanews.com/trump-administration-targets-planned-parenthoods-family-planning-grants/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:47:43 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=29802 By Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa-More than 1 million people seeking care such as contraception or testing for sexually transmitted diseases and cancer could be affected by the Trump administration […]

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]]> Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root https://holaamericanews.com/flu-deaths-rise-as-anti-vaccine-disinformation-takes-root/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:02:48 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=29617 By Tim Henderson ǀ Stateline, Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa-As vaccine skepticism gains a greater foothold in the Trump administration and some statehouses, some Americans may already be paying the price, […]

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]]> Medicaid cuts rippling through rural America could bring hospital closures, job losses https://holaamericanews.com/medicaid-cuts-rippling-through-rural-america-could-bring-hospital-closures-job-losses/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:17:15 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=29600 By Jennifer Shutt, Times Republican Washington— Americans living in rural communities throughout the country could see their access to health care diminish if Congress changes eligibility for Medicaid or significantly […]

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]]> Cervical Cancer: A Silent Killer https://holaamericanews.com/cervical-cancer-a-silent-killer/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:26:40 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=29176 By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola America News Cancer is the leading cause of death for Latinos in the United States and cervical cancer in particular poses an increasing risk to Latinas.  […]

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]]> Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds https://holaamericanews.com/many-nebraskans-still-under-threat-of-high-nitrate-in-drinking-water-report-finds/ Sat, 15 Feb 2025 17:26:50 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=29109 By Yanqi Xu,  Flatwater Free Press Nebraska-In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for […]

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]]> A 6-year-old tried to hang himself before he got help. This is Iowa’s mental health crisis https://holaamericanews.com/a-6-year-old-tried-to-hang-himself-before-he-got-help-this-is-iowas-mental-health-crisis/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:37:47 +0000 https://holaamericanews.com/?p=28521 By Michaela Ramm, Des Moines Register About this project Des Moines, IA-Two years ago, Bailey Prieve’s son was beyond his breaking point. The then-6-year-old Urbandale child, struggling with a half-dozen […]

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