Clinical Impa
➢ Today’s
Today’s clinical practice
practice ough
ough
October 2020 aware of the existence of mu m
Cultural Community populations
➢ The Hispanic population is the second largest
➢ ➢ Clinical
Clinical practice
practice should be in
ethnic population group in the U.S with knowledge of varying c
➢ Has an increasingly young population
➢ ethnic populations
➢ Plays a vital role in the socio-cultural,
➢ ➢ Obesity
Obesity has impacted
impacted New
New Y
economics and political aspects financially and socio-econom
➢ Faces challenges of affordable housing, low
➢ ➢ There
There is huge
huge cost burden on
income and a high uninsured rate healthcare system
➢ It is vital policies such as healthcare take into
➢ ➢ Huge
Huge financial,
financial, emotional an
emotional an
consideration of diversity in NYC psychological burden on pat
➢ Obesity and overweight is a significant health
➢ members and caregivers
➢ Increasing
Increasing disability due to
disability due to o