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Latinos comprise 17% of the U.S. population—but only about 5% of doctors and 5% of nurses.
This shortage of Latino doctors and nurses makes it harder to build strong doctor-patient relationships, deliver preventive care, and focus on Latino-specific health conditions or cultural barriers.
Let’s focus on what we can do to solve the problem by using #SaludTues to tweet about innovative programs, campaigns and other resources to increase the number of Latino health professionals:
- WHAT: #SaludTues Tweetchat: “Solving the Latino Doctor/Nurse Shortage”
- DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014
- TIME: Noon CT (1:00 PM ET)
- WHERE: On Twitter with hashtag #SaludTues
- HOST: @SaludToday
- CO-HOSTS: @NHMAmd and @LatinoDoc (Dr. George Flores of the California Endowment)
We’ll open the floor to your stories and experiences as we explore:
- Just how big is the Latino doctor and nurse shortage?
- Why does this matter for the health of all Latinos (and the entire United States)
- What programs/campaigns are making a difference?
- Who are the Latino doctor/nurse role models out their (and what’s their advice)?
Be sure to use the hashtag #SaludTues to follow the conversation on Twitter, share your stories and resources.
#SaludTues is a weekly Tweetchat about Latino health at 12p CST/1p ET every Tuesday and hosted by @SaludToday, the Latino health social media campaign for the team at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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