Dr John J. Estrada This is Me

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1. 1. Impact LA

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   Published on: 3/16/2008   Last Visited: 3/16/2008

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   John Estrada, M.D.
   
   Dr John Estrada is the leading investigator for all our dermatology trials. He graduated from the University of Texas, completed his residency and internship at the University of Southern California. Dr Estrada also served as Captain, General Medical Officer for the United States Air Force from 1965 to 1967. He is currently the Clinical Assistant, Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr Estrada is an active member in many professional societies such as the Los Angeles County Medical Association, California Medical Association, American Medical Association, Los Angeles Metropolitan Dermatologic Society, American Academy of Dermatology and California Hispanic American Medical Association just to name a few.

2. 2. Hola Arkansas - bilingual Hispanic newspaper - periodico bilingue para Hispanos - Latino news - noticias

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   Published on: 2/9/2006   Last Visited: 2/21/2006

   Dr. John J. Estrada, chairman of NHMA's Council of Medical Societies and president of the Latino Health Access Network (LHAN) in Louisiana, said he has been working with numerous Latino patients who are underserved and uninsured. "This is a very vulnerable population, and it's very devastating to not be able to provide quality care to these people," said Estrada, a member of NHMA, a nonprofit organization representing licensed Hispanic physicians in the U.S.

3. 3. www.bestofneworleans.com

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   Published on: 12/4/2007   Last Visited: 6/13/2008

   When Dr. John Estrada founded the Latino Health Access Network (LHAN) five years ago, the goal was to provide "culturally specific health care for the uninsured and underinsured."At the time, Hispanics represented about 3 percent of New Orleans residents.Partnering with the Daughters of Charity Health Center and the Hispanic Apostolate Pastoral Services Archdiocese of New Orleans, the bulk of LHAN's work was aimed at coordinating services around family-practice issues.
   
   "Post-Katrina, we had an influx of a different Latino population," says Estrada, an associate professor of pediatrics at the LSU Health Sciences Center and an LHAN board member.He says the major differences in the Hispanic community now are that the migrant laborers who have followed work to New Orleans are largely single men who are here without any family or social support networks and who are more prone to work-related accidents.
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   "The No. 1 problem is to have translators," Estrada says.When a patient cannot communicate their illness or understand a diagnosis, even simple instructions, like getting the proper medication, can be difficult, he says.
   
   "When you don't speak English, just to get medication for coughs is really hard," says Pedro, the subcontractor from Mexico.He considers himself lucky because after 10 years of working construction in the United States, he is bilingual.He gets primary care and medication from the Daughters of Charity clinic and, when he can, serves as an informal translator for coworkers.
   
   "My friends, they're like, 'Pedro, can you come to the pharmacy with me to get medication for a cough?'" he says, remembering how confusing it was to buy simple, over-the-counter medications when he was new in this country.