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Barriers to and Facilitators of Dietetics Education among Students of Diverse Backgrounds: Results of a Survey
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 117Issue 3p449–468Published online: August 1, 2016
- Crystal L. Wynn
- Sudha Raj
- Frances Tyus
- Yvonne D. Greer
- Rita Kashi Batheja
- Zareena Rizwana
- and others
Cited in Scopus: 13
The United States is projected to become a majority-minority nation for the first time in 2043.^1,2 Hispanic and Asian populations are expected to experience exponential increases by 2060, while smaller increases are anticipated within the African-American, American-Indian, and Alaskan-Native populations.¹ The resulting patient base will increase demand for a racially and ethnically diverse health care workforce capable of providing time-sensitive, individualized health care that meets patients’ expectations and accounts for literacy, language abilities, and levels of acculturation and assimilation.