San Antonio Express-News: Ayala: Census data wasn’t surprising but will have extraordinary, troubling impact

August 19, 2021

A commentary published this week by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and authored by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, Population Health Sciences, Salud America! and the Institute for Health Promotion Research,  Dr. Rita Lepe, Gastroenterology, the Texas Liver Institute in San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio Transplant Center, and Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa, […]


In JAMA commentary, UT Health San Antonio authors urge uplifting U.S. Latinos to improve health and our nation

August 18, 2021

Media contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 18, 2021) – It is essential to lift the nation’s Latino population from obscurity to the forefront of health care, public health intervention and societal presence, three professors from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio argue in a powerful commentary published […]

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Verywell Health: Racial spending gap in health care favors white Americans, study finds

August 18, 2021

Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Population Health Sciences, Salud America! and the Institute for Health Promotion Research, is quoted in this article about a new study that found that white Americans spend disproportionately more than people of color for health care services in the United States. Dr. Ramirez said that high insurance costs pose barriers for some […]