This week we have Dr. Margarita Alegria, Ph.D. , she is the Director of the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research at Cambridge Health Alliance, and a full professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She is also the first and only tenured Latina professor at Harvard University. We spoke with her about mental health issues, trends, challenges, and disparities in service delivery among the Hispanic population. To listen to podcast CLICK above.
Health
The American Heart Association launches the Hispanic Stroke Prevention Program.
The Latino Stroke Awareness Program has been designed to inform the Hispanic community of what stroke is, how to recognize symptoms and how to live a lifestyle that will prevent stroke. Hispanics are at risk of stroke due to high incidence of some major risk factors, including Diabetes, Obesity and High Cholesterol.
