Reaching Latinos seen as prescription for better health

“At the end of 2005, the county’s Latino Health Initiative celebrated five years of helping low-income Latinos gain critical access to medical care and health education. But no matter how much outreach is conducted, program directors are concerned there are people who are still not aware of the services.

Latinos, the fastest growing ethnic group in the county, face serious barriers to medical care and public health services, according to a Latino Health Initiative report. The high rate of uninsured Latinos, with estimates ranging from 40 percent to 80 percent of the county’s Latino population, presents a challenge to the healthcare system, the report says….”

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