Policy Report
Health
Health
Before the COVID-19 pandemic put a painful spotlight on the fatal consequences of health inequities, unequal access to healthcare was a top concern for UCLA LPPI. Using data and research, UCLA LPPI’s health experts are guiding policymakers toward approaches that expand access to quality, culturally competent healthcare.
What You Need to Know:
500
Years
It will take 500 years to close the Latino physician crisis in California.
2X
as likely
In California, Latinos are about twice as likely as non-Latinos to have no health insurance.
News & Press
Health
Dr. David Hayes-Bautista in Radio Biligüe: “The language of Race and Ethnicity in Medicine. Also, Biden’s Plan on Clean Cars.”
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Health
Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI) in McKnight’s Senior Living: “Engaging the LEP patient population with virtual care”
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COVID-19
David Hayes-Bautista in The Los Angeles Post: “Politics over lives – primary reason for Washington’s failure in pandemic control”
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COVID-19
Arturo Vargas Bustamante in The Sacramento Bee: “Will your family doctor start giving COVID vaccines? A new California effort encourages it”
Read MoreFeatured Experts
Yohualli Balderas-Medina Anaya
Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Medicine
Arturo Vargas Bustamante
Faculty Director of Research, LPPI; Professor, Health Policy and Management
David Hayes-Bautista
Distinguished Professor, Medicine; Director, CESLAC
Laura E. Martinez
Postdoctoral Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Researcher, CESLAC
Research Library
Our research library provides access to our original research, policy reports, and other assets to expand the understanding and attention to Latino issues.