Abstract
Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education is a peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to increasing the availability of high-quality evidence to inform patient care and practitioner education from an interprofessional perspective. HIPE is aimed at academics, practitioners and student-practitioners who seek to become more knowledgeable and skilled at working with providers in other health disciplines for the purpose of providing compassionate, quality, integrated care to diverse patient populations.HIPE is published by Pacific University Libraries | ISSN 2641-1148
Highlights
The inability to access health care services is a significant issue in the United States (US)
When compared with other races and/or ethnic The purpose of this report is to describe a unique, ingroups in the US, Latinos are the most likely to be un- terprofessional health care program for an at-risk popinsured with 32% of all Latinos lacking health insurance ulation (Latino migrant farmworkers) that lacks both
Pain with functional lower ex- Referral to orthopedic surgeon tremity tests, creptius review of students’ post-clinical assessment paperwork this community service (the program occurs during (Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument) the summer months when students are on break) gain found that the traditional clinical setting did not allow opportunities to practice skills providing care in an infor the following opportunities: “consultation; preven- terprofessional environment, develop communication tion and wellness; addressing needs for services other skills with other medical professionals (Table 2, followthan physical therapy; and social responsibility” (Reyn- ing page), practice speaking Spanish, participate in pubolds, 2005)
Summary
The inability to access health care services is a significant issue in the United States (US). The US Census Bu- Health care providers are challenged to develop and reau reports that as of 2009 over 50 million individuals implement alternative means to deliver services to those (16.7% of the population) lacked health insurance This was a 2.5 mil- tween health care providers may help address disparities lion increase in uninsured individuals from the previous within their local communities (Kelly & Miller, 2008; year (Denavas-Walt, Proctor, & Smith, 2010). Knauss et al, 2003). Faculty members from university health care programs who partner with
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