Researchers know that good dental health is a sign of good overall health.
They can prove that family counseling can improve the lives of troubled youth, and there is evidence that care providers have a wealth of tools to fight mental health problems. None of this information can help, however, if those in the medical community are the only ones who know about it. NIH used the occasion of its Hispanic Heritage Month observance kickoff to explore three medical issues in which the nation's minorities bear a disproportionate burden of disease. Hispanics are a rapidly growing, significant segment of this population. Only 1.15 percent of HHS grant awards to institutions of higher learning went to Hispanic-serving institutions.