Healthcare Disparities

Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

17/06/2022 06:00am | 662 viewsread more

Food insecurity doubled likelihood of foregoing or delaying medical care during first year of COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.

20/04/2022 06:00am | 624 viewsread more
Mental Health

Report shows getting access to quality dementia care can be a challenge for Hispanic families

01/12/2021 06:00am | 1118 views

By Josie Clark

Nov. 1—CINCINNATI — Ramon Hernandez grew up in Texas in an era when his parents did not teach him Spanish "because they did not want him to have an accent," according to his daughter Rebekah Hernandez Pumphrey. The goal was to just fit in.

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Tackling Latino health, caregiving and housing is key as older population grows

02/09/2021 06:00am | 1664 views

By Laura Castañeda

Latinos were 8 percent of the older population in 2016 — but they're expected to be over 1 in 5 by 2060.

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There Are 5 Social Determinants of Health-Here's What That Means, and How They Influence Your Care

27/08/2021 06:00am | 1798 views

By Korin Miller

Your workplace, your social life, and the neighborhood you live in all have a powerful effect on your health. Taking these and other factors into account is what culturally competent care is all about.

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