
News & Events
NLRC Receives a New Grant
"The National Latino Research Center (NLRC) has received a 2023 Minority Research
Grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health. The research project
is a partnership between the NLRC, Vista Community Clinic, and Vista Unified School
District. The proposed research will develop and evaluate “Bridges2Health,” a Community Health
advocate program developed by a Federally Qualified Healthcare Center (FQHC). The
project will tailor and evaluate the intervention within two recently designated “Community
Schools” within the Vista Unified School District in north county San Diego. The Bridges2Health Community Health Advocate from Vista Community Clinic will provide
support within two Community Schools to assist students and their families establish
a medical home, connect them with community resources to address health needs, increase
enrollment and sustain engagement with Medicaid/CHIP and SNAP programs, and plan health
specific events in the community."
"Locating a health advocate directly in local Community Schools provides the opportunity
to directly impact social determinants of health at the health care system level and
ultimately contribute to the reduction of health disparities for minority communities."
~Konane Martinez
Links to Media coverage:
- Fox News 5: Rep Levin on HHS Secretary Visit
- Good Evening San Diego: Rep Levin on HHS Secretary Visit
- Times of San Diego: Rep. Levin, HHS Secretary Announce $333,000 to Address Latino Health Disparities
- CBS 8: Secretary Becerra, Rep. Levin announced new health equity project to help affected Latino families
- NBC 7: $330,000 will help the North County program improve access to health resources for Latino families
- KPBS
- Research Center Receives Grant to Boost Latino Health
NLRC in the News
- September 12, 2022 Anthropology Professor Konane Martinez Named Faculty Director of the NLRC
- May 21, 2019: Controversy over Escondido teachers wearing sombreros, fake mustaches in yearbook photos
- Mar. 15, 2019: California State Census Office Awards $1.6M to “Count Me 2020 Coalition”
- Oct. 10, 2018: CSUSM, MiraCosta College Get Grant Funds to Support Undocumented Students
- Oct. 24, 2018: California Colleges Get Funding to Expand Services to Undocumented College Students
- Oct. 25, 2018: UPRISE Will Help Students Rise Up
- Sept. 1, 2017: Creating a Culture of Success for Disadvantaged Youth
- Sept. 11, 2017: $1M Grant Will Help Low-Income Computer Science Students
- Nov. 21, 2016: Celebran el liderazgo que aportan voluntarios de la comunidad
- Nov. 22, 2016: Reconocen a 230 miembros del programa de Liderazgo de la Universidad Popular
- Nov. 14, 2016: CSUSM-led Effort Bolstering Latino Civic Engagement
- Mar. 17, 2016: Trump Fuels Citizenship Drive Among San Diego County Immigrants
- Nov. 6, 2015: Measuring and Bolstering Latino Civic Engagement
- Sept. 28, 2015: Homie UP – Stories of Love and Redemption Documentary Premiere