Protect Your Family from RSV
With the winter season in full swing, it’s peak time for flu, COVID-19, and RSV. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a respiratory virus that …
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Toolkit: How to Screen for Sugary Drink Consumption in Early Childhood
Did you know Latino kids consume more sugary drinks—soda, sports and energy drinks, sugary fruit juices, and flavored milk—than the average child?…
Restoring Trustworthiness in the Healthcare System
The COVID-19 pandemic hurt public trust in healthcare and science. Trust is especially low among communities that experience health disparities and ba…
Are COVID-19 Vaccines Free for Children?
Latino and Black parents were less likely than White parents to say they felt their child was “very safe” from COVID-19 when they were at school, …
How You Can “Come Home Covered” This Holiday Season
This holiday season, as many of us prepare to celebrate with friends and familia, it is important to do all we can to stay healthy and protect against…
Dr. Amelie Ramirez: Address Social Determinants of Health in Patients
Where you live can have a big impact on your health. In fact, our health is influenced by a variety of non-medical factors, such as the conditions in …
You’re Covered: How to Get a Free COVID-19 Vaccine!
You’re Covered: How to Get a Free COVID-19 Vaccine! U.S. Latinos continue to suffer a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases. This not only in…
CDC’s Project Firstline Infection Control Micro-Learns: Draining Wound
Access to practical and valuable infection control training is crucial for all healthcare workers. That’s why CDC’s Project Firstline developed In…
Explore the U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
Individual health is influenced by a variety of non-medical factors, like where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. These …
Dr. Veronica Ramirez: Keeping Her Community Health with Infection Control
Dr. Veronica Ramirez is the first physician in her family. The youngest of four children, Ramirez grew up in Escondido, California, with an intere…