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The Pew Hispanic Center just released a report with findings that a quarter of Latinos don’t get any health information from health care providers.  Rather, 8 out of 10 get the majority of their health information from radio and television. 

The report’s findings define the challenge for health care professionals to strategize about the most effective way to get necessary information to this growing demographic:

“When it comes to meeting the health needs of Hispanics in America, one size does not fit all,” said Debra Joy Perez, senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “National and community health experts need to factor in differences between subgroups, such as language spoken, assimilation and country of origin, and develop innovative solutions that meet the diverse needs of the Latino community.”

To read the release and be able to download the full report, go to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation page.