More than 35 million people of Hispanic heritage now live
in the United States, some of them probably your patients.
Realizing that there are medical implications to changing demographics, the AAFP has collaborated with the National Hispanic Medical Association to produce Caring for Hispanic Patients. The journal, hoped to be an annual publication, is scheduled to mail to active members of both organizations on July 29.
AAFP Publications Division Director Joetta Melton, publisher of Caring for Hispanic Patients, said the journal will blend a mixture of editorials, clinical review articles and practice management articles to fill a growing need.
"The Academy has long been interested in overcoming the negative effects of health disparities, and this publication speaks to that issue," Melton said.
The first Caring for Hispanic Patients will include content on such topics as cultural issues, translation requirements and disparities. Patient education pieces in English and Spanish will cover diabetes and HIV.
This is the first such collaborative project between AAFP and the National Hispanic Medical Association. NHMA was established in 1994 to represent licensed Hispanic physicians in the United States.
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