We've provided testimony to the Congressional Health Committees, both in the Senate and the House. At the White House, we're involved with providing input from Hispanic physicians and giving perspective to White House policies. We provide some of this input for regulations that are issued,, and get involved with national conferences to add to the consensus building at these meetings. So we're involved in shaping policy as it's evolving. The Guide to Healthy Living for Hispanics book and video seeks to educate Hispanics about high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Nobody really knows.
An important issue is education. Hispanics are a group of people in this country who have less opportunity to be educated about healthcare because they're preoccupied with working and surviving. For the most part, Hispanics don't access the health system until they're really sick. Working Hispanics without insurance generally do not access the health system to get information about healthcare. And generally in this society, healthcare information is not disseminated.