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Rosa Herrera: Get the Vaccine for Your Family!
Rosa Herrera knows how difficult the battle with COVID-19 can be. Two of her daughters were really sick with COVID-19 in October 2020 and were hospitalized during their infections. Herrera herself got sick, too, but had a mild case. “It was really scary. I couldn’t see them and since both of them were hospitalized at ...
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Ricardo Correa: Endocrinologist and Infection Control Leader for the Latino Community
Thirteen-year-old Ricardo Correa sat in the pediatric endocrinologist’s office alongside his mother, listening with fasc…
COVID-19, Infection ControlEdward Dennis: Artist, Author, Teacher, and Role Model for Latino Children
In a modest house in Maryvale, Arizona, a young Latino boy watched wide-eyed as the famous artist, Bob Ross, painted a m…
Embracing ImmigrantsLeonel Rodriguez: Helpful Treatment Through a Cancer Clinical Trial
Leonel Rodriguez got some terrible news in November 2019. Doctors diagnosed Rodriguez, a South Texas resident, with mant…
Clinical Trials, EducationLeonel Rodríguez: Tratamiento Útil a Través de un Estudio Clínico de Cáncer
Leonel Rodríguez recibió una noticia terrible en noviembre de 2019. Los médicos diagnosticaron a Rodríguez, un residente…
Cancer, Clinical Trials, EspañolNina Otero-Warren: A Latina Hero for Women’s Suffrage
For Hispanic Heritage Month, we honor a Latina who dedicated her life to the advancement of Latinos and other disadvanta…
Increasing Civic Engagement, Overcoming Harmful BiasesDr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde: Latina Led Push for Diversity in Nursing
During Hispanic Heritage Month, Salud America! is celebrating Latino trailblazers, historical figures, and inspirational…
Education, Overcoming Harmful BiasesFranklin Chang Diaz: The First Latino in Space
In childhood, many of us gazed into the night sky to glimpse a shooting star and make a wish. For Franklin Chang Diaz, h…
Education, Overcoming Harmful BiasesSgt. Billy Killebrew: Helping Kids Who Deal with Trauma in Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville Police Sgt. Billy Killebrew knows a lot of children experience divorce, witness domestic violence, and suffe…
Education, Trauma & ACESAdelita Cantu: A Latina Role Model for COVID-19 Vaccine, Infection Control
Eyes wide with surprise, Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, FAAN, pulled into the parking lot of the UT Health San Antonio School o…
Infection ControlJavier Cintron: Future Doctor Aims to Address Health Inequities
Wiping the sweat from his brow, Javier Cintron listened intently to the Haitian man. Far from his home in Panama City, F…
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