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Latinos in the Southern U.S. contribute to their communities, but struggle with accessing healthcare, stigmatization and immigration challenges, according to a new report.
The report, The State of Latinos in the Deep South: Being Visible by Piercing the Stigma Veil from the Latinos in the Deep South program of the Latino Commission on AIDS, documents how Latinos in this region are firmly rooted, local contributors who have been adversely impacted by HIV/AIDS, chronic diseases, and national and local policies.
The report was led by Dr. Miriam Vega of the Latino Commission on AIDS.
Vega, who also is a former grantee of Salud America!, a Latino childhod obesity research network led by the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, said the report urges different sectors to find strategic methods to engage this extremely important segment of the southern population and increase attainment in education, politics, health care and the labor force.
“We want our research to open the floor for meaningful conversation and actions so that all institutions will recognize the urgent needs Latinos in the south face and the tremendous contributions they are making at all levels in shaping the economic and social dynamics in this region,” Vega said.
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25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage
