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National Hispanic conference focuses on disparities in health care

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 1st, 2002

Health care disparities between Hispanics and whites, brought on by the absence of health insurance, the language barrier and other factors, are gaining attention among advocates who focused on the problems at the recent National Council of La Raza meeting.

La Raza, a Hispanic civil rights group, held at least one workshop a day on combating problems including high breast cancer rates, early diabetes and the spread of AIDS, then devoted an entire afternoon to health issues.

"We're able to evidence in black and white this gap, this disparity, between the Hispanic and non-Hispanic population," said Carlos Ugarte, La Raza's deputy vice president for...

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