9 Critical Questions on Medicaid and the Latino Healthcare Crisis
Latinos are uninsured more than two times the rate of their white peers. Given that Latinos are projected to grow to 29% of the population by 2050, th…
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Big Steps in Correcting the Insulin Crisis
Diabetes affects millions of Americans, especially Latinos. But the cost of insulin medications to manage the disease are unaffordable. Fortunately, r…
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez to Launch $4.1 Million Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center
Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of UT Health San Antonio is launching the new “Avanzando Equidad de Salud: Latino Cancer Health Equity Research Center” than…
Latino Dialysis Patients Are More at Risk for Staph Infections
Latino and Black patients on dialysis have higher rates of staph bloodstream infections, according to a new CDC report. Dialysis is a treatment for pe…
3 Tools to Screen for Social Determinants of Health
As more healthcare systems start to screen patients for social determinants of health (SDoH), we at Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio are spotli…
Latina Physician Collaborates with Promotoras in Sustainable Infection Control Efforts
In a modest house in Los Angeles, California, a young girl buried her nose in a book. She focused on the book’s colorful graphics of doctors helping…
A New Year’s Resolution for Physicians: Improving Communication with Patients
Have you ever had a conversation with a doctor that left you feeling confused? These situations can be frustrating, especially when it hurts your heal…
$3 Million Grant to Improve Public Health in the Lone Star State
Good news for Texans! A $3 million grant will help UT Health San Antonio train 275 new community health workers (CHWs) and support an additional 75 CH…
What Makes Health Promotion Programs Successful?
Cancer health disparities. COVID-19. Climate change. These challenges require public health leaders to create programs and policy solutions that addre…
US Government Invests Heavily in Community, Public Health Workforce
With the emergence of COVID-19, which continues to disproportionately impact Latinos, the world saw first-hand why public health is so important. To h…