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Press Release & Media Advisory → Health

PRESS RELEASE:Study Finds an Alarming Shortage of Physicians Proficient in Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Lao in California

‘California’s Language Concordance Mismatch’ finds a troubling gap between Language-Proficient Physicians (LPP) and Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals that speak Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Lao, or Vietnamese, and provides highlights where these disparities exist in California by county. PRESS_RELEASE_Language_Concordance_Mismatch

Read More | May 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Aging

A silver wave? California braces for elderly boom that could overburden state

An LPPI study examines the psysician shortage in California amid a growing elderly population.

Read More | May 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Health

Escasez de médicos latinos en California afecta a regiones pobres

A LPPI study examining the California Latino Physician Shortage demonstrates the lack of language competent doctors able to assist the limited English proficiency population in California.

Read More | May 29, 2020

Op-Ed → Health

Communities of color face unique challenges during this pandemic. California must mitigate harm

Sonja Diaz, LPPI’s Founding Director, wrote a piece on the need to support the most vulnerable people, namely those living in poverty and communities of color during this time.

Read More | May 29, 2020

News & Press

UCLA report finds Latino and Asian American neighborhoods in Los Angeles County at higher risk of economic uncertainty during pandemic

Released on April 1st, this LPPI press release focuses on LPPI’s report “Implications of COVID-19 on at-risk workers by neighborhoods in Los Angeles”, which analyzes the communtities most at risk during during COVID-19 based on job sectors. COVID economic impact final release

Read More | May 29, 2020

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