San Antonio Express-News: Online health care platform streamlines collaboration among nonprofits
August 30, 2021
Amanda Merck, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, is quoted in this San Antonio Express-News article. Read story
KSAT 12 Q&A: How to talk to loved ones about COVID-19 despite opposing views
August 30, 2021
Dr. Luz M. Garcini, Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH), was the guest for KSAT 12’s Q&A segment where she gave advice for talking to loved ones about getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Watch here
In JAMA commentary, UT Health San Antonio authors urge uplifting U.S. Latinos to improve health and our nation
August 19, 2021
Despite accounting for more than 18% of the U.S. population, “the Latino community has not benefited from having ‘presence’ in the U.S. health care workforce through meaningful and influential administrative and governance positions,” they wrote.
PatientEngagementHIT.com: Racial disparities in health care spending point to care access snags
August 19, 2021
Dr. Amelie G. 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 Latinos in particular often lack access to […]
Mirage News: JAMA commentary urges uplifting US Latinos to improve health and our nation
August 19, 2021
This Mirage News story shares the commentary from three UT Health San Antonio professors published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The authors are Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH; Rita Lepe, MD; and Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD, from the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Read story
News Medical Life Sciences: UT Health San Antonio professors urge uplifting US Latinos from obscurity to the forefront of health care
August 19, 2021
This News Medical Life Sciences story shares the commentary from three UT Health San Antonio professors published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The authors are Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH; Rita Lepe, MD; and Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD, from the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Read story