Gente and Health

In the episode, we’ll explore Denise Diaz’s journey into the political realm and her passion for mental health as she talks to us about leadership and political activism.

In this episode, we dive into Dr. Shapiro’s journey to medicine and discuss the importance of activating leadership at all stages of the health profession journey.

In this episode, we hear from Los Angeles storyteller, Daniel French, and their journey with music and history of the Cinco de Mayo Teatro.

Follow Daniel French's creative journey at @frenchismexican

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In this episode, Dr. Michael Yudell, public health scientist whose work focuses on the history and ethics of public health and medicine, joins us to discuss how the construction of race is a double edge sword.

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Gloria Sanchez & Dr. Theresa Nevarez define activism and how pre-health students can begin advocating for their communities while both balancing personal lives and work and prevent burnout or compassion fatigue.

In this episode, we talk with our in-house expert, epidemiologist Dr. Paul Hsu about our recently published report titled, “Latino Dentists in the U.S. Census from 1980 to 2019: Implications for dental care access.”

Dr. Hsu brings a diverse background and experience to inform his research and teaching, investigating the role of culture and other factors in minority health.

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In this episode, we put into context the "California Master Plan for Higher Education" and our home institution's efforts in becoming an Hispanic Serving Institution. Guest: Inaugural Director of HSI at UCLA, Dr. Elizabeth Gonzalez

This episode explores the importance of mental health and ways pre-health students can take care of themselves, how to navigate stressors and healthy coping skills.

In the episode, we discuss the history of CESLAC, why it was formed, the work done over the years, and lessons over the years, such as lessons learned from years of research, activity, and higher education.

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In this episode, Dr. Hayes-Bautista examines the first year of COVID-19 and how the pandemic affected the Latino GDP.

This season we’ll focus on the theme of investing, the importance of investing in our gente, and investing in ourselves.

Learn more about Gente & Health and CESLAC at: uclahealth.org/ceslac