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Arturo Vargas Bustamante in The Fresno Bee: “California está construyendo una nueva escuela de medicina. ¿Agregará más médicos latinos?” (Spanish)

“Tener un médico que hable el idioma que ellos hablan, o alguien que esté dentro de su mismo grupo étnico o racial, pudiera definitivamente ayudar en el tipo de atención y confianza que estos pacientes tienen en el sistema de salud”, dijo Arturo Vargas Bustamante, profesor asociado de la Escuela de Salud Pública Fielding de…

UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in Los Angeles Times: “Which COVID vaccine booster shot is right? Important information you should know”

The disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on their community in the early days of the pandemic forced many older California Latinos to do something they normally avoid: call 911 and ask for help. That transformation in usage provides a critical opportunity to reconsider how the state’s EMS system is deployed and who works within it, say…

Esmeralda Melgoza & Arturo Vargas Bustamante in Capital and Main: “During COVID, California’s Latinos Used 911 More Than Ever Before. Here’s Why That Matters.”

That transformation in usage provides a critical opportunity to reconsider how the state’s EMS system is deployed and who works within it, say the authors of a new study conducted by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute — and it can be a springboard to create more efficient local EMS agencies in areas like…

Matt Barreto in Yakima Herald: “New redistricting proposal would create a Latino majority by voting age in the 14th”

In an area that displays polarized voting, like the Yakima Valley, Latino-majority districts aren’t enough to ensure Latino voters elect their favored candidates, UCLA’s Voting Rights Project director Matt Barreto said in the report. Mapmakers need to consider the number of Latino voters, not the total number of Latinos, when drawing political boundaries, Barreto said.

Esmeralda Melgoza in Voz de America: “UCLA: latinos en California usaron más servicios de emergencia durante pandemia” (Spanish)

Aparece Esmeralda Melgoza, una experta en salud pública y coautora de un nuevo reporte de UCLA ‘s Latino Policy and Politics Institute en esta entrevista con Voz de América. Hablan de las reformas recomendadas para mejorar los servicios médicos de emergencia para la comunidad latina.

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