This article is part ofHealth Divide: Heart Disease Risk Factors, a destination in our Health Divide series.
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Gladys Velarde, M.D.
Dr. Velarde’s clinical interests include heart disease in women and other populations along with preventive care.
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Verywell Health: How can you encourage a loved one to start preventive care?
This is especially true for patients from racial and ethnic minority groups.
One way to encourage people to engage inpreventive careis by encouraging their family members and communities as well.
Healthcare providers often forget that we dont just treat individuals, we treat their families.
Therefore, we need to be better-informed consumers and be proactive in learning whats in the foods we eat.
The same goes for movement.
