This publication offers an overview of the health of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Topics covered include the following: (1) Hispanic representation in health fields; (2) access to health care; (3) maternal and child health; (4) substance abuse; (5) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Hispanics; (6) Hispanic elderly; (7) migrant farm workers; (8) leading causes of death; and (9) availability of Hispanic health data. The paper notes that 1 out of every 10 women of reproductive age is Hispanic, that 51 percent of Hispanic women of child-bearing age have family incomes at least 200 percent below the poverty level; that 31 percent of Hispanics have no private or public health insurance compared to 12 percent of Whites and 22 percent of African Americans; and that 2 times as many Hispanics as Whites use the emergency room as a source of primary care. (Contains 15 references.) (JB)