Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos News
Welcome to the Chicago Field Center!
As home to the third largest number of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States, Chicago’s Hispanic/Latino community represents a diverse, large - and growing - population.
Latinos have had roots in Chicago for more than 80 years. Today, more than 1.6 million Latinos, or 20 percent of the population, are residents of Metropolitan Chicago, making Hispanics/Latinos the City’s largest ethnic minority group.
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As home to the third largest number of Hispanics/Latinos in the United States, Chicago’s Hispanic/Latino community represents a diverse, large - and growing - population.
Latinos have had roots in Chicago for more than 80 years. Today, more than 1.6 million Latinos, or 20 percent of the population, are residents of Metropolitan Chicago, making Hispanics/Latinos the City’s largest ethnic minority group.
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This group consists of Mexicans (73 percent), Puerto Ricans (15 percent), and small
populations from Central and South American
countries.2
The
Chicago
Field Center (CFC) is delighted to have this opportunity to contribute to the
health and well-being of Hispanics/Latinos in Chicago and across the country.
The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (SOL) is the largest,
long-term health study in the US Hispanic/Latino population living in the United States.
For Hispanics/Latinos living in selected areas of Chicago who receive a letter in the mail, we encourage you and your families to reply "Yes!" and participate in this historic endeavor, the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
SOL is about making healthy futures for our kids, our families, and our community.
For more information on SOL, please go to: www.cscc.unc.edu/hchs/
1 Ready, Timothy, and Brown-Gort, Allert. 2005.
2 American Community Survey, 2005.
For Hispanics/Latinos living in selected areas of Chicago who receive a letter in the mail, we encourage you and your families to reply "Yes!" and participate in this historic endeavor, the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
SOL is about making healthy futures for our kids, our families, and our community.
For more information on SOL, please go to: www.cscc.unc.edu/hchs/
1 Ready, Timothy, and Brown-Gort, Allert. 2005.
"The State of Latino Chicago :
This is Home Now."
University of Notre Dame: Institute for Latino Studies.
2 American Community Survey, 2005.
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