Lorena Drago, MS, RDN, CDN, CDE discusses how food/nutrition play an essential role in health equity. We discuss the importance of language in health education, along with how assumptions about culture are a detriment to health. She shares important questions for clinicians to ask regarding food insecurity. Lastly, we discuss barriers in diabetes education, and the need to address them.
Resources:
<a href="https://lorenadrago.com/lorena_drago/" target="_blank">Lorena Drago: The Multicultural Nutrition Expert&nbsp;</a>

Season 3 Episode 7: Human Dynamics in Healthcare

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