Paving the Way from High School to College for Latino Students
Latino students were once the fastest-growing group in U.S. colleges. Due to COVID-19, that is no longer the case. Latinos and other communities of co…
Month: August 2021
#SaludTues Tweetchat 9/7: How to Improve Health Equity for Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is a time where we can honor the history, culture, and diversity of the Latino community. Unfortunately, many Latinos in the U…
70,000 Latinos Lost Lives to Gunfire Since 1999
Gun violence claims many lives every year. 69,519 U.S. Latinos were killed with guns from 1999 through 2019, according to a new report from Violence P…
How This Latino Student Group Campaigned to Remove Discriminatory School Policing
Thanks to the efforts from the student-led community organization Gente Organizada, Pomona Unified School District will no longer allow police patrols…
Health Care Workers: Find If You Have Implicit Bias & What to Do Next!
Doctors have implicit, subconscious preferences for white patients over those of color, studies show. This is implicit bias. These biases — stereoty…
Modifying COVID-19 Prevention Measures in Correctional Facilities
Considerations for correctional and detention facilities when creating long-term COVID-19 prevention plans as of June 22, 2021.Transcript: https://www…
VAERS and Vaccine Safety: How it Works
VAERS-the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System is a safety monitoring system that studies reports of possible health problems-also called "adverse e…
Data: Child Poverty Grew for Latino Immigrants During COVID-19 Pandemic
Poverty rates among Latino families have grown immensely during the pandemic. The rates are worst for the children of Latino immigrants, according to …
Latinas Are Leaving the Workforce. How Will This Impact Economy Recovery?
During COVID-19, many people were laid off or faced reduced work. Latinas suffered the biggest drop in workforce size of any demographic group, accord…
Videos: Dr. Amelie Ramirez and Other Latino Experts on the COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, director of Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, is featured in a COVID-19 vaccine confidence-building communication campai…