Engaging U.S. Latinos in Community Advocacy for Health Equity

NIMHD Director's Seminar The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) has launched the NIMHD Director ’ s Seminar Series (DSS). This forum highlights novel research discoveries by prominent researchers who are advancing the science of minority health and health disparities. Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez is an internationally recognized health disparities researcher at UT Health San Antonio. She has 30 years of experience conducting behavioral and communications projects to reduce cancer, increase screening rates and clinical trial participation, prevent tobacco use, and improve healthy lifestyles among U.S. Latinos. Dr. Ramirez currently directs the Salud America! national multimedia program to empower its vast network of 200,000 community leaders to drive healthy policy and system changes to promote health and support for Latino families (www.salud-america.org and @SaludAmerica on social media). Dr. Ramirez also directs Quitxt, a bilingual tobacco-cessation service for young, Latino adults using mobile-phone text messages; the service yielded a strong, 21% quit rate among enrollees at follow-up. She also has trained/mentored 250+ Latinos in health fields and leads the É xito! training program to help master ’ s-level students and professionals pursue a doctoral degree and cancer research career. Dr. Ramirez is a Susan G. Komen Scholar and is on the scientific advisory board for LIVESTRONG. Her recognitions include a 2007 election to the National Acad...
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