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Hispanics & Health Care – Access, Information and Knowledge.

More than one-fourth of Hispanic adults in the U.S. lack a usual health care provider, and a similar proportion report obtaining no health care information from medical personnel in the past year. At the same time, more than eight in ten report receiving health information from media sources, such as television and radio, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey of Latino adults, conducted in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Federal Policy recommendations addressing the Latino AIDS Crisis.

The Latino Commission on AIDS and its community partners join eight cities across the United States (Los Angeles, New York, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Puerto Rico, Miami, San Antonio and Chicago) in releasing Latino/Hispanic HIV/AIDS Federal Policy recommendations – addressing the Latino AIDS Crisis to address the HIV/AIDS emergency in Latino/Hispanic communities across the nation, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Hispanic Boomers say they value the information provided by alternative health practitioners.

Hispanic Boomers’ perceptions of healthcare and health information differ significantly from those of the General Market Boomer according to a new report from Focalyst, “A Continued Look at Diversity Among Hispanic Boomers.”

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