Many Hispanics are unaware of traditional U.S. health institutions, processes and services, and are unfamiliar with the delivery of services in small and large cities. This creates further difficulty in getting access to adequate medical services and subsequently, it is more than likely that they have delayed health care.

Some barriers that limit the accessibility and availability of medical services to the Hispanic population have been identified. They include level of education, lack of health insurance, lack of transportation, communication differences, immigration status, unique cultural beliefs and attitudes, religion, lack of knowledge about available services, logistics on clinic site (non-understanding of processing forms and accomplishment of requirements for eligibility of services), fear, discrimination and mistrust of the health care system.

At Be Latino, we serve as a stepping stone between Hispanic and American cultures by assisting the entire Hispanic family with their health care needs, and by providing interpreters and translators to health care providers when serving non-English-speaking clients.