She notes that one of the major areas of focus in the Hispanic community needs to be an effort to increase the number of Hispanic physicians who can provide care and gain the trust of the Hispanic patient population. Hispanics make up 11 percent of the U.S. population, and that will soon be 15 percent. But they represent only four percent of doctors. We need more Hispanics in medical school to fill this critical shortage. As Pfizer continues to boost its outreach to minority communities with culturally relevant messages, the company is playing a large role in encouraging better health outcomes for costly and devastating diseases.
Culture plays a critical role in the delivery of healthcare.
The only way we can eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health is to develop treatment and health education programs that are more culturally relevant.