What have we learned and what will we be taking away after having lived (and continue to live) through a pandemic?

In our season finale of "COVID-19 and the Latinx Community", Dr. Leslie Gonzalez, DO, and Katya Vera, Pre-Med Student at LMU, discuss this season's episodes and what we've learned from all of our guests such as misinformation, distrust, social determinants of health, the importance of having a community, having uncomfortable conversations with family, changes, and much more. Tune in to hear it all!

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Special thanks to:

Dr. Ilan Shapiro, MD

Mayrani Velazquez, City Councilwoman of Terrell, Texas

Jaylen Perez, Community RN at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois,

Paulina Sosa, MPH, DrPH(c), founder of Voces en Salud,

Dr. Cesar Padilla, MD

It's been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone in the world. In the U.S., we have seen how the Latinx community continues to be disproportionately affected by it. As things slowly start getting back to "normal", where do we go from here? With everything we've observed, learned, and lived through, how do we as a community continue to fight through the social determinants that are weighing heavy on us? Or better yet, where do we start?

In this episode, our host, Leslie Gonzalez, and Cesar Padilla, Obstetric Anesthesiologist and Critical Care Physician, discuss the "magnifying glass" that COVID-19 was on our communities, and how representation in medicine and alliances between educational institutions and Latinx in healthcare will be the thriving force to bring on changes.

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Cuídate Host, Leslie Gonzalez and Paulina Sosa, MPH, DrPH(c), founder of Voces en Salud, talk about the importance of local and national public health organizations, that cater to the Latinx community, like the COVID-19 Latinx Task Force. The COVID-19 Latinx Task Force is an independent grassroots coalition, that was created under Voces en Salud by Sosa, to address gaps in resources, information, data, policy and funding.

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For more information on Voces en Salud and the COVID-19 Latinx Task Force check out:

https://latinxvoces.org/

https://latinxtaskforce.org/

In this episode, our host Leslie Gonzalez, is accompanied by City Councilwoman Mayrani Velazquez of Terrell, Texas. 

They discuss Mayrani’s role as a public servant and how she has led her district, with the help of her community, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The social determinants of health: "It's everything surrounding you".

Leslie Gonzalez, fourth year medical student, and Jaylen Perez, Community RN at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, discuss the social determinants of health in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. These include economic stability, education, healthcare, social and community context, and neighborhoods and environment. They also discuss Jaylen's work and role as a community nurse throughout the pandemic.

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What your Mom's Comadre sends her on WhatsApp may be costing your family their health.

In this episode, Dr. Ilan Shapiro, Medical Director of AltaMed, Board-Certified Pediatrician, and Medical Correspondent, and Leslie Gonzalez, fourth year medical student and founder of Latinx en Medicina, explore the topic of misinformation and distrust on COVID-19 in the Latinx community - where it comes from and how to combat it. 

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