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Feds Promote Latino Health Guide
The Federal government's Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
announced today that it is disseminating nationwide two pocket-sized guides
containing the latest recommendations and other information in Spanish for
the prevention or early detection of illnesses such as breast cancer, heart
disease and lead poisoning. The guides help users maintain a record of
examinations of family members and they provide information on topics
ranging from dietary guidelines and child development to safety guidelines
and the warning signs of depression.
"These guides give Spanish-speakers access to the best evidence-based
information available on ways to prevent avoidable health problems," said
AHCPR's administrator, John M. Eisenberg, M.D. "Use of these guides may
spell the difference between a healthier and longer life, and one of illness
and suffering. We recommend that the nation's doctors, nurses, clinics,
hospitals, insurers, employers and all others interested in preventing
avoidable illnesses make these guides available to their Spanish-speaking
patients, clients or employees."
The pocket guides are part of a National campaign, "Put Prevention into
Practice," whose objective is to increase and improve the provision of
clinical preventive services and to educate the public about the importance
of prevention.
One source for the guides, as well as for other information on "Put
Prevention into Practice," is AHCPR's Web site: http://www.ahcpr.gov/ppip/
Source: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
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Enrique Gili
Hispanic American Village
enrique@minorities-jb.com
http://www.minorities-jb.com/hispanic.htm