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Strengthening Rural Latinos’ Civic Engagement for Health: The Voceros de Salud Project

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Lopez-Cevallos, Daniel, Dierwechter, Tatiana, Volkmann, Kelly, and Patton-Lopez, Megan

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This article describes the Latino Health Ambassadors Network (Voceros de Salud) project created to support and mobilize Latino community leaders to address health inequalities in a rural Oregon county. Voceros de Salud is discussed as a model that other rural communities may implement towards strengthening Latino civic engagement for health.

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Latino/a Studies and Engagement, and an assistant professor of Ethnic Studies in the School of Language
Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among students attending a midsize rural university in Oregon

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Patton-Lopez, Megan M., Lopez-Cevallos, Daniel F., Cancel-Tirado, Doris I., and Vazquez, Leticia

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Objective: To examine the prevalence and identify correlates of food insecurity among students attending a rural university in Oregon. Methods: Cross-sectional non-probability survey of 354 students attending a midsize rural university in Oregon during May 2011. Main outcome was food insecurity measured using the USDA Household Food Security Survey Module:...

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Director of Research, Center for Latino/a Studies and Engagement Assistant Professor, Ethnic Studies