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Spanish-language mass media in Virginia (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Hispanic and Latino American culture in Virginia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
NAHH serves Hispanic communities nationwide through its member health providers and organizations. Its areas of health information services have included obesity, diabetes, heart health, high blood pressure, mental health, fitness, physical activity, healthy eating, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, environmental health and health insurance, among many others.
The Hispanic Paradox is an important aspect of discussions around the history of the health of Latino and Hispanic populations in the United States. In 1986, Prof. Kyriakos Markides conceived the term "the Hispanic paradox" to refer to the epidemiological phenomenon that Hispanic individuals in the US live longer than their white non-Hispanic ...
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Proposed interventions to reduce racial disparities in maternal health outcomes target changes at individual, health care system, and health care policy levels. [1] Some states are utilizing federal block grant money for initiatives targeting reductions in maternal morbidity and mortality for Black and Hispanic women. [13]
Asian immigrants may practice alternative medicine after migration. [43] For example, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Indonesian immigrants use healing techniques such as gua sha, also known as coin rubbing, and fire cupping. [43] Culture assimilation and English literacy have been observed to be major determinants in frequency of health care usage.
Oct. 8—Latin entertainment, cultural displays, children's activities and more will be part of a two-day celebration at the 31st Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival & Health Fair Saturday and Oct ...
Cultural competence is a practice of values and attitudes that aims to optimize the healthcare experience of patients with cross cultural backgrounds. [6] Essential elements that enable organizations to become culturally competent include valuing diversity, having the capacity for cultural self-assessment, being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, having ...