Healthcare 411 en Espanol launches.
March 3, 2010
HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today announced Healthcare 411 en Espanol — a new audio news series to provide Spanish speakers with evidence-based consumer information to help them stay healthy, prevent diseases, compare the effectiveness of various medical treatments, and obtain high-quality and safe health care.
Under this new initiative, AHRQ is producing two 60-second audio reports each month and distributing them to Spanish-language radio stations nationwide. Each audio segment includes an interview with a native
Spanish-speaking AHRQ physician who discusses current issues such as the importance of regular screening exams for people with diabetes or how to prepare for a doctor’s appointment. AHRQ posts the audio to its Healthcare 411 Web site, where consumers can subscribe and download the segments to a computer or portable media device such as an MP3 player.
“Information is a powerful tool in the fight against the disparities that Hispanic Americans face every day,” said AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. “Health care information in Spanish is particularly important
for people who do not understand English or for whom printed information in English may have limited value because they do not read it easily.”
To view CLICK on link below:
http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov>
