Mired in silence
Health of Southern California’s farmworkers needs to be a priority, says UC Riverside study
Marginalized communities of color face high COVID-19 risk
UC Riverside study focused on farm-working communities in California’s Eastern Coachella Valley
Study gauges social responsibility in slowing COVID-19 spread
Researchers conducted focus groups of UC Riverside faculty, staff, and students
School of Medicine faculty receive grants to study opioid use and COVID-19 testing
Andrew Subica and Ann Cheney will focus their research on marginalized U.S. populations
Mobile clinics can help address health care needs of Latino farmworkers
A University of California, Riverside, study that sought to determine barriers to health care among Spanish-speaking Latino farmworkers in rural communities has devised an innovative health care service delivery model that addresses many challenges these communities face. The researchers, led by Ann Cheney, a medical anthropologist and assistant professor in...
Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives new funding
UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella Valley
New center to address health disparities in inland Southern California
Five-year, $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help launch Center for Health Disparities Research at UC Riverside
PCORI award seeks to support students in recovery
Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery
Keeping the peace when mom and grandma disagree on feeding the kids
Nutrition education programs for children should incorporate all family members who act as caregivers
Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members
UC Riverside-led study offers vivid picture of health consequences of life events and chronic strain among foreign-born Mexicans in farm working communities