
Communities of color experienced fear and mistrust of institutions during COVID-19 pandemic
UC Riverside-led study calls for culturally sensitive health interventions to address trauma

Grant supports research on extreme risk of alcohol abuse among Pacific Islander young adults
To address the crisis, UC Riverside-led team will design a culturally tailored group-based intervention

Study exposes plight of deported noncitizen veterans
UC Riverside-led research shows how deportation acts as a social determinant of health

Salton Sea environment detrimental to respiratory health of local children
UC Riverside-led study focuses on caregivers’ take on how the sea affects their children’s health

Virtual village can empower vulnerable groups of people
UC Riverside-led study focused on older people living with HIV during the pandemic

Mired in silence
Health of Southern California’s farmworkers needs to be a priority, says UC Riverside study

COVID-19 took serious toll on Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander mental and physical health
Two UC Riverside-led studies found concerning psychological and physical health problems among more than 300 NH/PIs in five US states

A shot in the arm
UC Riverside experts answer questions on Americans needing just one COVID-19 booster vaccine each year

Deafness trumps HIV for deaf people living with HIV
UC Riverside-led study participants advocate for collection of more data on deaf individuals

New model links cultural trauma with health inequalities
UC Riverside researchers offer new interpretation of cultural trauma

How concerned should we be about the Delta variant?
UC Riverside experts share their thoughts

Should we be double masking?
UC Riverside epidemiologist answers this and other questions in Q&A

Are people living with HIV more isolated during the pandemic?
A UC Riverside-led study, funded by Merck, is set to find out

Impact of HPV vaccination mandates on social inequalities
Policy has limited impact on vaccine uptake because of individual decision making, study finds

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

School of Medicine faculty receive grants to increase diversity in biomedical sciences, study incentives in research, boost mental health treatment
Total funding of three grants exceeds $1.2 million

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...