Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month: Triangle organizations El Centro Hispano and El Futuro support the community [Video]

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — El Centro Hispano has been serving the Hispanic and Latin American communities in North Carolina for more than three decades, reaching across 23 counties, including Durham County where community health department manager Rubi Morales said a lot of work needs to be done.

“We want to make sure the community understands how it’s important to go to the doctor,” Morales said. “To know how better the life is going to be if they prevent diabetes, for example.”

The Latino community is booming in the Bull City with at least 14% of Durham’s residents identifying as Hispanic or Latino in 2010, and 14% also identified as foreign born.

“That’s why we’re always looking for what the necessities are … what their barriers are for health access,” Morales said.

With each screening and even food boxes that are available to those in need in the communities they serve, Morales hopes the support …