Describe demographic disparity as it is seen in the health manpower distribution of the Hispanic populations as represented in the health care delivery system.
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others practice santeria. Most studies on HEALTH and ILLNESS beliefs and HEALING have been conducted on Mexicans. It is not easy to find information about the beliefs of Puerto Ricans. Much of the information presented here was gleaned from students and patients. Both groups feel that their beliefs should be known by health care deliverers. One student, whose mother is a healer and is teaching her daughter the art, corroborated much of the following material.