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<p>People go to the doctor to get better, but sometimes patients get new infections when they step inside a hospital. One hospital is trying to improve health by design.</p>
<p>Southern Arizona children are suffering from adult afflictions — and doctors blame it on a troubling surge in childhood obesity.</p>
<p>In a four-part series, Uriel Posada investigated health disparities confronting the Hispanic community in the United States. </p> <p><em>En una serie de cuatro partes, Uriel Posada investigo las disparidades de salud en la comunidad hispana en los Estados Unidos.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em>Part 1: What is the Current Situation in the Hispanic Community? </em></p> <p><em><em>Parte 1: Cual es la situacion actual en la comunidad hispana?</em></em></p> <p><em><br /></em></p> <p><em>Part 2: Health Disparities and the Hispanic Culture</em></p>
<p>Bianca and Michael Alexander examine the lack of healthy food options around Chicago and what that means for residents' health.</p>
<p><strong>Julio Cesar Ortiz</strong>, a reporter for <strong>KMEX TV 34 (Univision)</strong> in Los Angeles, produced a three-part series that examined the effects of Alzheimer's disease on elderly Latinos. Titled "Thief of Memories," his Spanish-language series highlighted the various stages of the memory-destroying condition and presented options for families who are struggling to care for a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease.
<p>In order to serve its increasingly multi-lingual population, New York State requires interpretation services in all hospitals. But when caring for immigrants, the language barrier is just one of a myriad of issues health providers grapple with. Even though there is no statewide mandate for cultural sensitivity, many doctors say it's become a necessary instrument in providing medical care for the city's immigrant population.</p>
<p>One out of four New Yorkers doesn't speak or understand complex sentences in English. But at some point in their lives, every one of them will need to see a doctor. Language barriers can result in misdiagnoses, medication errors, and potentially fatal mistakes that are costly for both patients and providers. For this reason, hospitals in New York are required to provide "meaningful language access" to all patients. But in a city where more than 140 different languages are spoken, this is no easy task.</p>
<p>This traditional and culturally-linked cuisine remains popular to many but is moving to more healthy dishes and styles.</p>
