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Live Nation Partners With Voto Latino to Encourage Latino Youth to Vote

The partnership will include voting booths at concerts by Latino artists. On Feb. 10, entertainment company Live Nation announced they are partnering with Voto Latino to help young Latinos register to vote and get politically active for the upcoming presidential election.

Hispanic Millenials in the US Have Different Health Attitudes From Those in Latin America

Latinos in the U.S. describe health as a state of happiness, while foreign-born Latinos define the term as the absence of illness.

Boston's Segregation Impacts Hispanic Youth's Opportunities, Healthy Development Resources

Boston's segregation and racial division has had a widespread and unfathomable impact on the city's Hispanic residents who live in low opportunity neighborhoods and have very little access to healthy development resources.

Report: Second-Generation Latino Youth Facing Adversity More Likely to Strive for Success

Youth of color, principally, grow up in impoverished and/or marginalized environments, and they're often plagued with inequalities, disparities and other changing factors. Nonetheless, young Latinos are working hard to sidestep poor education and poor health outcomes to better embrace wellbeing, advancement and success.

Shakira Celebrity News: Colombian Singer Offers Advice to Latino Youths

Shakira: education and bilingualism are business advantages and keys to success International celebrity and singer Shakira sent an important message to Latino youths: education and bilingualism are keys to success.

Latino Americans More Accepting and Supportive of LGBT Issues, Yet LGBT Latino Youth Still Feel "Rejected" in Hispanic Community

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) published a report Growing Up LGBT in America, which slightly challenges findings that state that Latinos are accepting of the LGBT community.

Substance Abuse and Risky Sexual Behavior Decrease Among Latino Youth When Parents Communicate

Effective parenting in the lives of maturing Hispanic youth is essential when intending to prevent problem behaviors such as the use and abuse of substances and risky sexual behaviors. Without proper parental guidance, Hispanic youth suffer increased risk of contracting HIV because they will likely engage in drug use and risky sex, a new study from the University of Michigan indicated.

Barriers, Misinformation and Latinas' Access to Sex and Reproductive Clinics [REPORT]

Misinformation, ignorance, difficulties gaining access, fear of maltreatment, and worries over violations of privacy are some of the obstacles that keep Latinos from visiting healthcare facilities and/or sex and reproductive health clinics.

La Casa Norte Homeless Shelter Provides Assistance for Latino Youth

Young people sleep under bridges, using boxes as blankets, and their bodies as currency. It isn't the way that Latinos want to see their youth.
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