ImpreMedia is proud to bring you En Breve, your intelligence brief on the US Hispanic market and media. ImpreMedia is the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in the U.S. in Online and Print, publishing El Diario La Prensa, El Mensajero, Hoy Nueva York, Hoy Nueva York Fin de Semana, La Opinión, La Opinión Contigo, La Prensa, La Raza, La Vibra, RUMBO Network and Vista Magazine. In this issue, read about:

• Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations
• Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000
• Minority Women-Owned Businesses Grow Nationwide
• Parents Show Strong Interest in School Involvement
  

Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Hispanic children had lower rates of reported food allergy (31.1 percent) than non-Hispanic white (41.1 percent) and of non-Hispanic white black children (4 percent).
Source: “Food Allergy Among U.S. Children: Trends in Prevalence and Hospitalizations,” cdc.gov, October 2008.

ImpreMedia talent Julie Stav Receives the Visionary Award from National Council on Economic Education Los Angeles, CA. (October 30, 2008) Julie Stav, leading financial expert to the Hispanic community and exclusive columnist for impreMedia, LLC., will receive the coveted Visionary Award from the National Council on Economic Education today in New York City. Since early 2007, Julie Stav and impreMedia have partnered to bring important financial information on a weekly basis to the 11 million consumers that use impreMedia online and offline products. “Tu Dinero con Julie Stav” pages appear every week in impreMedia publications and inform readers on how to access the U.S. financial system in order to improve their lives and succeed in it. Content from “Tu Dinero” appears in the following impreMedia publications and in their related websites: La Opinión and La Opinión Contigo (Los Angeles), El Diario La Prensa (New York), La Raza (Chicago), El Mensajero (San Francisco Bay Area), La Prensa (Tampa and Orlando) and Vista magazine (national-wide). Read more: http://www.impremedia.com/press/pr10-30-08_julie_stav.html

Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000
“Since 2000 Hispanics have accounted for more than half (50.5%) of the overall population growth in the United States -- a significant new demographic milestone for the nation's largest minority group. During the 1990s, the Hispanic population also expanded rapidly, but in that decade its growth accounted for less than 40% of the nation's total population increase. In a reversal of past trends, Latino population growth in the new century has been more a product of the natural increase (births minus deaths) of the existing population than it has been of new international migration. As of mid-2007, Hispanics accounted for 15.1% of the total U.S. population.”
Source: “Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000,” pewhispanic.org, October 2008.

Minority Women-Owned Businesses Grow Nationwide
"According to recent data released by the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), women –among all minorities – are establishing their own businesses nearly twice as fast as male minority entrepreneurs and more than four times non-minority men and women. Between 1997 and 2002, the growth in number of minority women-owned firms was 57 percent, compared to 31 percent for minority male-owned firms."
Source: “Minority Women-Owned Businesses Grow Nationwide,” mbda.gov, October 2008.

Parents Show Strong Interest in School Involvement
“Parents across America share high hopes for their children's academic success and many know their involvement is vital. According to a national report released, Hispanic parents feel that they lack the information from schools about the requirements for graduation or how they can help their children meet those requirements. And parents with students in low-performing high schools are particularly frustrated that their schools don't give them the tools and information they need to be more effective in helping their students succeed." Read report: http://civicenterprises.net/pdfs/onedream.pdf
Source: “Parents Show Strong Interest in School Involvement,” Hispanicad.com, October 2008. Report: “One dream, two realities. Perspectives of parents on America’s high School,” Civicenterprises.net, October 2008.

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