The UCLA Center for Research, Education, and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities

"La Nueva California: Latinos in the Golden State Implications for Health"

David E. Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D.

Director, UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture

Professor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health

Affiliated Faculty, UCLA Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies/The César E. Chávez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction

Tuesday, March 1st, 2005
4:00 - 5:00pm
Haines Hall A18
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 90095

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Goals/Desired Outcomes:

The goal of this session is to inform participants about the health status and health behaviors of California Latinos in order to enable them to develop effective research for reducing health disparities among the Latino population. The demographic and contextual characteristics that are essential to understanding the health disparities in Latinos will be highlighted.

Objectives:

By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:

Gain an understanding of health disparities in California Latinos.
Recognize changes in the fertility rates of Latinos that have occurred over the last several decades.
Learn sources of data that can be accessed to learn about the heath status of Latinos in the state of California.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr. David B. Hayes-Bautista is currently Professor of Medicine, Health Services and Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the School of Medicine, UCLA. He graduated from UC Berkeley and completed his MA and PhD in Medical Sociology at the University of California Medical Center, San Francisco. His research focuses on the dynamics and processes of the health of the Latino population using both quantitative data sets and qualitative observations. His Center combines these research interests with teaching of medical students, residents and practicing providers to manage the care of a Latino patient base effectively, efficiently and economically. His publications appear in Family Medicine, the American Journal of Public Health, Family Practice, Medical Care and Salud Pública de México.

ABOUT THE LECTURE

Presented by UCLA Neuropsychatric Institute, a CMA-accredited provider, in association with the UCLA Center for Research, Education, Training, and Strategic Communication on Minority Health Disparities (CRETSCMHD) and the UCLA Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies and The César E. Chávez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction

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