Disclaimer: The following description was created before the live broadcast aired and thus may not accurately reflect the content of the actual broadcast. This is a conversation with representatives from an East Los Angeles clinic which is recognized as a ground-breaking effort to involve poor, uninsured patients in the fight against the epidemic of chronic diseases. The clinic will be featured in a nationally-distributed TV program entitled “The Stealth Epidemic,” which premieres this month on the public network PBS. Guests: Maria Zeiss, editor, The Stealth Epidemic, Remaking American Medicine series, PBS TV Network, Sunrise, FL; Dr. Michael Roybal, medical director, Edward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health Center, East Los Angeles; Barbara Domínguez, nurse, diabetes specialist, ERR Health Center; Sandra Najar, diabetes patient and diabetes education promoter, ERR Health Center, East Los Angeles.
