The Latino Center for Health hosted a Student Welcome Event back in October, where UW students from the different Health Sciences schools convened to learn more about the Center and the student engagement opportunities we offer.
Take a look at the event photos here: https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/4ffdcfb2c5ce4a87a3981a325f1a1a41
We welcome a new faculty member to the Department of Health Services, Dr. Barbara Baquero, who will be collaborating with the Latino Center for Health in her research activities. Dr. Baquero is committed towards reducing health disparities and advancing health equity among underserved populations–particularly Latinx living in urban and rural communities in the US–with an emphasis on promoting active lifestyles and healthy diets. She does this by designing and implementing effective community-based interventions through community-based participatory research (CBPR), behavior change intervention research, and implementation science.
To learn more about Dr. Baquero and her research, click here.
As part of the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP), the Latino Center for Health had the pleasure of welcoming three students from California. Maria, Shanol, and Roselynn spent two days shadowing the staff at LCH to learn more about our research, programs, and working with community partners. This included a guided visit to El Centro de la Raza in the Central District, one of our community partner sites for the ALMA project.
Thank you to Shanol, Maria, and Roselynn for all of your help and for your committment to improving Latino health!