Saturday, October 23, 2010

Life expectancy: Not all assimilation is healthy

Recent Hispanic immigrants have a longer life expectancy than other U.S. residents. Probably because they are healthier when they begin their journey here and work harder when they arrive. - - Donna Poisl

GLOBE EDITORIAL

While the United States has been successful at assimilating successive rounds of immigrants, the newest Americans should hold on to their old health habits.

According to a startling discovery by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, non-Hispanic whites and blacks both have shorter life expectancy than Hispanics — even though Hispanics are less likely to have health insurance.
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