Gente and Health

What is the Latino Epidemiological Paradox? Are Latinos in the U.S. healthier that we think? Could it have provided foresight on how COVID-19 would hit Latino communities harder than others? In this episode, Dr. David Hayes-Bautista shares how he realized data often tells a different story than that which we know of, and explains what the Latino Epidemiological Paradox is and how who's telling the...

In this episode, we delve into one doctor's journey into the medical speciality of psychiatry, as Dra. Erica Lubliner shares her unique experience, confronts barriers, and embraces her creative outlets.

Today we’ll talk about the cycles of nativism in the United States, however it is also important to remember that since our country’s beginning, millions of Latinos have been building a stronger America, day after day, in acts both great and small.

As the first Gente and Health episode of 2021, this episode aims to motivate students to tap into their leadership skills, because we are all leaders. Guest: Cindy Land-Garcia.

As the Christmas holiday nears, many of our families will come together; however, it's important to remember that COVID-19 is still around, and we should all wear our masks, celebrate outside if necessary, and practice social distancing. For the most up to date information on COVID-19, visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus or www.uclahealth.org/coronavirus . But even if our gatherings look different, or m...

The Latino GDP Report, produced by the UCLA Health Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture (CESLAC), provides factual information about Latino contributions to the U.S. economy and their growing impact. In this episode, CESLAC research assistant Elías Rodríguez interviews Dr. David Hayes-Bautista to uncover what the Latino GDP means to the U.S., what it says about Latinos, and how Latino...

In this episode, Karla Murillo (MS1, David Geffen School of Medicine PRIME-LA) and Stephanie Hernandez (MS1, Charles Drew University/UCLA Medical Education Program) discuss their journey into medicine, and what their first year of medical school has been like during el año del COVID .

In this episode we discuss with the co-directors of Ballet Folklorico Flor de Mayo the ways in which folkloric dance tells stories connecting us to history.

As we prepare for the 2020 Presidential election, it is important to understand the significance of voting, how to vote safely and make your voice heard this year!

In this episode of Gente and Health , UCLA and MEDPEP Alumni Angeles Almaraz and Brandy Lopez talk with the Ol’ Chicano Professor about their experiences with cultural appropriation and the significance of appreciating culture instead of appropriating it.

In this episode of Gente and Health , Dr. Yohualli Balderas-Medina Anaya assistant clinical professor of Family Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, discusses her journey into medicine, what inspires her, and the importance of mentorship.

In this episode, Gente and Health discuss with CESLAC’s in-house expert, epidemiologist and UCLA professor Dr. Paul Hsu, COVID-19’s patterns of disease, its variability by race and ethnicity, and the importance of your personal narrative in education.

Welcome to Gente and Health. In this episode we discuss the many terms Latinos have used to describe themselves, the migration that led to the blended-ness of Latinos, and interview Jenifer Logia (UCLA ‘15) and Deondra Montgomery (UCLA ‘15) which highlights a few of the 60 million different ways one can be Latino.

Gente and Health , produced by the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, aims to unearth the voices of gente and health by highlighting Latino narratives and discussing the situation of Latinos in California, from the foundations of Cinco de Mayo to the COVID-19 pandemic.