Empowering Care: Diabetes and Heart Health in Hispanic/Latino Communities

The Hispanic/Latino community in the U.S. faces a disproportionately high burden of both diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and addressing these risks requires early intervention through lifestyle changes and efforts to expand culturally competent health care and services. In a recent article published in Cardiology magazine, Luis E. Farfan, DNP, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, FHFSA, discusses key strategies to improve outcomes among Hispanic/Latino patients, including leveraging telehealth and remote monitoring for increased access, implementing culturally tailored interventions with language-appropriate materials and community engagement, and more. Read the full article.