The IHPR researches the causes and solutions to the unequal impact of cancer and chronic disease affecting residents in San Antonio, South Texas, and the nation to improve overall health, especially that of people at a disadvantage due to race/ethnicity, education, income or access to care.
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Lung cancer is a leading cause of death among Latinos. But there is good news: Latinos can quit smoking. And a new booklet, ¡Buena Vida! A Guide to Help You Quit Smoking, offers info, tools and tips for quitting smoking. It tells the stories of five Latinos who have quit.
Vicente Escobedo, a San Antonio man whose daughter inspired him to quit smoking and get healthy, is a role model for the new San Antonio Tobacco Prevention & Control Coalition, a new multi-group partnership to create a “smoke-free” city. To learn more about Vicente's story and the coalition's tobacco prevention campaign, click on the link above.
Latinas face cultural, financial, and other barriers to cancer care. That’s why the IHPR is launching a national program that trains “patient navigators” to help Latinas with abnormal breast cancer screening results access the cancer care services they need. Read about how San Antonio’s Mary Jane Torres (at right, with grandchildren) got the cancer care she needed thanks to the IHPR patient navigator program.