Mired in silence

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

By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health

Salton Sea dust triggers lung inflammation

UC Riverside study has health implications for people living around California’s largest lake

By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health

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...

By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health

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