Health Equity in Endocrinology-Health Equity in Endocrinology

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Kathleen Page discusses various initiatives and programs implemented by Johns Hopkins Medicine to address health disparities in minority populations, specifically focusing on the Latino community. One initiative mentioned is the Juntos consultation service, providing tailored care to Spanish-speaking patients by leveraging the diversity of their workforce and providing information and support in patients' native language. Dr. Page emphasizes the importance of cultural tailoring in healthcare communication and collecting accurate patient demographic data to identify and address disparities. The video also highlights efforts to improve healthcare access, such as utilizing community partners and reaching out to marginalized communities through programs like Facebook Live education. Dr. Page emphasizes the need to target multiple patient barriers, use culturally tailored interventions, involve multidisciplinary teams, and address social determinants of health to reduce disparities and improve healthcare outcomes. The video concludes with a mention of Dr. Shlomo Melman and his research on growth hormone signaling in endocrine tumors, but no credits were listed for the video.

Keywords

Dr. Kathleen Page

Johns Hopkins Medicine

health disparities

minority populations

Latino community

Juntos consultation service

Spanish-speaking patients

cultural tailoring

patient demographic data

healthcare access

community partners

Facebook Live education

multidisciplinary teams

social determinants of health


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