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Nov 28, 2022

The CU Cancer Center is unique among many cancer centers nationwide because women represent half of its leadership in administration and research, including Cathy Bradley, deputy director & ColoradoSPH associate dean for research and Evelinn Borrayo, PhD, associate director of community outreach and engagement and associate director of research for the Latino Research and Policy Center.

Sep 15, 2022

“We’re trying to understand what kind of capacity exists to implement more evidence-based cancer interventions across Colorado regions,” Evelinn Borrayo, associate director of research at the Latino Research & Policy Center and chair of the CU Cancer Center Oncology Underrepresented Minority in Clinical Trials Taskforce, explained.

Aug 26, 2022

Together for a healthy community. In this newsletter: vaccination centers; community events and opportunities; professional development and training; employment opportunities; grants and funding; and additional resources.

Aug 26, 2022

Juntos por una comunidad saludable. En este boletín: Centros de vacunación; eventos comunitarios; capacitaciones; oportunidades de trabajo; subsidios y fondos; recursos adicionales.

May 1, 2022

This Mile High Magazine podcast features Professor Dr. Evelinn Borrayo and Professor Dr. Lisa DeCamp, who discuss the mission of the Latino Research and Policy Center, including the work done to reduce health disparities through research, education and government policy change.

Apr 13, 2022

Evelinn Borrayo, professor of community and behavioral health and associate director of community outreach and engagement for the University of Colorado Cancer Center discusses cancer rates in Colorado, why some communities are underserved, and what researchers are doing to help solve the problem.

Apr 8, 2022

Longtime University of Colorado benefactors Alan Cogen and Judi Cogen are giving generously to the joint vaccination and education efforts of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Colorado School of Public Health, making a measurable difference toward improving the health of underserved communities in Colorado.

Jul 27, 2021

Visite este mapa interactivo, creado por nuestro CentroLatino de Investigación y Políticas, donde muestra clínicascomunitarias que atienden a la población latina de CO.

Jul 16, 2021

Dr. Fernando Holguin, director of the Latino Research & Policy Center, advocates for creative outreach efforts, such as a mobile vaccine program at an international soccer match, to meet unvaccinated Latino residents where they are.

Jun 16, 2021

“COVID infections in certain communities still will be devastating for them,” said Dr. Fernando Holguin, professor of epidemiology and director of the Latino Research & Policy Center.

May 30, 2021

“Sometimes in the ICU, 90% of the patients were Hispanic,” said Dr. Fernando Holguin, professor of epidemiology and director of the Latino Research & Policy Center.

Mar 2, 2021

Fernando Holguin, MD, professor of epidemiology and director of the Latino Research & Policy Center, joined actress Carey Mulligan for a nationally televised comic sketch at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Jan 19, 2021

Many ColoradoSPH faculty and leaders participated in a recent virtual town hall event that hosted a deep discussion on the skepticism of the COVID-19 vaccine in Black, Hispanic/Latinx and American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Although diverse communities bear the biggest burden of the pandemic, they grapple with fear and distrust.

Oct 4, 2020

Patricia Valverde, a faculty member at ColoradoSPH’s Latino Research & Policy Center, weighs in on why Latinos in Colorado are more likely to die prematurely compared to white residents in a recent Denver Post article. Reasons include: working lower paying and more dangerous jobs, lacking health insurance, and having limited free-time.

Apr 25, 2020

Lisa DeCamp, an associate professor in the Latino Research and Policy Center, was interviewed by the Denver Post about inequities in rates of coronavirus.

Dec 2, 2019 by Colorado School of Public Health

The work of the Latino Research and Policy Center on Colfax Avenue was recently featured in the CU Foundation's Annual Impact Report. Their multi-media story​ highlights the efforts of LRPC Director Fernando Holguin and Assistant Professor Ellison Carter (Environmental and Occupational Health @ CSU).

May 15, 2019 by Colorado School of Public Health

The Latino Research Policy Center celebrated the completion of the first cohort of Latino Health Certificate and Latino Health Course students. The students presented their work from a year-long mentored project. The projects ranged from protocol development of a home-based blood pressure monitoring intervention to analysis of qualitative research on immigrant young women and their reproductive health practices.

Nov 5, 2018

In the ’60s, Denver decided to replace this community with the Auraria campus. Here’s what it lost.

Oct 12, 2017 by Colorado School of Public Health

Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Latino Research & Policy Center at the Colorado School of Public Health Fernando Holguin, MD, MPH, is also a top international asthma expert​ at the University of Colorado Hospital’s Center for Lungs and Breathing​.

Sep 21, 2017 by Colorado School of Public Health

​​According to a recent analysis​, graduate-level enrollment has been on a decline nationwide since 2011 resulting from changes in the economy, generational shifts and more, however, the need for well-educated professionals remains. To meet this new demand, the Colorado School of Public Health recently added four new certificate programs that address emerging public health issues nationally and provide ongoing training and education to the public health workforce.