Chat Live on Facebook with Hispanic Health Expert on 12/7/11

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Dr. Ileana Ponce-Gonzalez

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program will host a live chat on its Spanish-language Facebook page with Scientific Review Officer Dr. Ileana Ponce-Gonzalez at 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011.

This Facebook live chat is part of AHRQ’s recently launched Toma las riendas campaign, a nationwide effort to encourage Hispanics to take control of their health and explore treatment options. The campaign promotes a wide variety of resources produced by the Effective Health Care Program, such as consumer-friendly publications that summarize treatment options for common health conditions and help Hispanics work with their health care teams to select the best possible treatment option.

Access to reliable information is essential when making a decision about one’s health.

“If you don’t get the best possible information about all your treatment options, you might not make an informed decision on which treatment is most appropriate for you,” said Dr. Ponce-González, who serves as the spokesperson for Toma las riendas. See her bio here.

You can send in live chat questions for Dr. Ponce-González now to EHC_Outreach@ahrq.hhs.gov, and questions will be taken during the chat, too.

A chat transcript will be available on the Facebook page after the event.

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