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  • Cultural, linguistic gaps may deter Latinos from joining health programs

    Feb 6, 2017 4:30 pm by Sharita ForrestResearch
    Co-authors on the paper: Jennifer McCaffrey, assistant dean of family and consumer sciences; kinesiology and community health professor Andiara Schwingel; applied family studies professor Angela R. Wiley, and nutritional sciences professor Dr. Margarita Teran-Garcia. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Co-authors on the paper: Jennifer McCaffrey, assistant dean of family and consumer sciences; kinesiology and community health professor Andiara Schwingel; applied family studies professor Angela R. Wiley, and nutritional sciences professor Dr. Margarita Teran-Garcia. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    The success of community health interventions targeting Latinos could be hindered by linguistic and cultural gaps unless researchers recognize diversity among Latino populations and adapt to it