Who Is the Latina Behind Salud America?

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Dr. Amelie Ramirez created the Salud America! program and social media campaign to raise awareness of Latino health equity and drive solutions.

But just who is Ramirez?

Check out this new profile of Ramirez that describes how she emerged from humble beginnings in Laredo, Texas, developed a desire to help her population get healthier, and has spent 30 years dedicating her life to using research, interventions, innovative educational communications, and community outreach to promote healthful behaviors among Latinos.

“My passion is based on the knowledge that our Hispanic population has not received enough information on how to reduce and prevent health problems,” Ramirez said. “They develop more of the chronic diseases. And, as time passes, their rates of getting these diseases have continued to rise.”

The profile of Ramirez, called “Waging war on health disparities, is part of the Our Stories collection at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, where Dr. Ramirez directs the Institute for Health Promotion Research.