Cultivating Diversity.

ROBERTSON, Victoria; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; SERVICES for minorities; MASSAGE therapy; BUSINESS partnerships; HEALTH care industry

The article reports on the effort of massage therapist Victoria Robertson and physician Terri Richardson to increase diversity of massage practitioners and clients in the health care industry of U.S. The two desired to design a survey so they can start studying the reluctance of minorities to receive massage. Since massage therapy has not been properly marketed to the minority population, it is suggested that more education about its benefits should be carried out.