Latino Policy & Politics Initiative

Experts from LPPI report that the ability for some residents and neighborhoods in Los Angeles County to shelter in place reflects entrenched inequalities in resources, health, environment, and access to care.

In the midst of the 2020 Election year, the UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP) addresses the concerns of the transmission of the COVID-19 disease through in-person voting and vote-by-mail. In addition, the UCLA VRP recommends best practices for voting from a medical expert’s perspective.

Researchers examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to care for vulnerable populations and offer policy recommendations to ensure continued access to high-quality care for all patients through telehealth, especially for patients in linguistically and medically underserved communities.