Hispanic Community
Health
Poor health outcomes, unfortunately, are a common reality in the Hispanic community. From a lack of insurance and access to health care to high-risk environments, there is a significant need to educate Hispanics on health issues and increase their access to health care services.
Hispanics are less likely to seek and receive health care services, which may contribute to their poorer health status and higher rates of morbidity and mortality.
HAF Study
HAF conducted a study in 2012 with Spanish-speaking immigrants in two pilot communities (Yakima, WA and Denver, CO) and found that many people did not have a primary care physician, many were uninsured, and many more reported difficulties communicating with their primary care physician due to language barriers.
In addition, Hispanics are more likely to report having needed medical care during the preceding 12 months but not received it.
With the Hispanic population projected to nearly double by 2050 to 30 percent, the need to address the knowledge and behaviors within this community is paramount. Increased understanding of preventive health and improved access to care, absent of language barriers, needs to be the common reality among Hispanics – not the poor health outcomes that pervade the community.
MyTelemedicine is a Bilingual Telemedicine Services Provider
- MyTelemedicine’s website is accessible in both English and Spanish
- All MyTelemedicine member support personnel are bilingual
- MyTelemedicine has bilingual doctors licensed in each of the 50 U.S. States
Puerto Rico
MyTelemedicine is fully operational in Puerto Rico with member support and a network of licensed doctors throughout the country.
MyTelemedicine is fully Committed to Supporting the Hispanic Community
Dr. Haywood Hall
Chief Medical Officer
My Telemedicine, Inc.
Dr. Haywood Hall is a proven innovator. He attended undergrad Brooklyn College at the City University of New York, Baylor College of Medicine (1986) and completed both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine Residencies at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (1991). He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as well as a Fellow of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine, where he serves as a member of the Governance Committee. He has Chaired ACEP’s International Ambassador Program and is presently the ACEP Representative to Cuba and Mexico. He has served as a Federal Medical Officer in the National Disaster Medical System’s Disaster Medical Assistance Team at the WTC/9-11 Disaster.
He is an American College of Emergency Physicians “Hero of Emergency Medicine”, a recipient of the IFEM Humanitarian Award, and is Ashoka “Changemaker” Fellow, to name a few. He is the founder and president the PACEMD Program in Mexico and Latin America which has trained over 35,000 medical providers in lifesaving skills and certifications. Dr. Hall and his programs have won many recognitions and prizes for their Social Impact work and are well-recognized forces within the Impact Enterprise ecosystem.
He was one of the founders of the Masters in Public Health (MPH) Program at the University of New Mexico and was the founding Director of the Emergency Department at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico. In addition, he also served as one of the State of New Mexico’s EMS Directors. Dr. Hall’s has managed thousands of patients through telemedicine systems and his telemedicine portfolio also includes being an industry advisor to Telemedicine Magazine. His PACEMD Program is an ECHO Partner in Mexico, a successful Telementoring organization.
