September 15 - October 15 is Latinx Heritage Month! We encourage you to show your UCSF PRIDE by sharing your Latinx Heritage with your colleagues and friends. Here are a few ways you can share.
- Change your social media and Zoom profile picture to reflect your Latinx Heritage
- On Zoom use a virtual background showing your Latinx Heritage (Bonus if the photo is one your took yourself)
- Share your pictures and/or short videos of yourself in cultural attire or engaging in a cultural activity. Send to [email protected].
- Add "Latinx Heritage Month" and/or an image showing your Latinx Heritage to your Email Signature
Hoja Informativa Sobre el Mes de la Herencia Latinx
Latinx Heritage Month Fact Sheet - English
UCSF BCH Latinx-focused Programs and Services
BCH Program Highlights
UCSF Latinx Resources
Latinx Heritage Staff Photos
Susy Garcia (Mexico); Norma Guerrero-Perez (Mexico); and Margot Lee (Guatamala) from "El Show de Colores"
Latinx Health Disparities Resources
NATIONAL LATINX HEALTH DISPARITIES
HHS Office of Minority Health - Minority Population Profiles: Hispanic/Latino Americans
HHS CDC - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
HHS CDC – Health of Hispanic or Latino Population
HHS CDC – Health of Mexican American Population
HHS SAMHSA – Behavioral Health Equity: Hispanic/Latino
US Census Bureau – Facts for Features; Hispanic Heritage Month 2020
U.S. Department of Education - White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
Pew Research Center – Hispanic Latino Demographics
Center for American Progress: Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity – May 7, 2020
American Cancer Society – Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2018-2020
League of United Latin American Citizens – Latino Health Disparities
National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
LATINX YOUTH HEALTH DISPARITIES
HHS Office of Population Affairs - The Changing Face of America’s Adolescents
A National Portrait of the Health and Education of Hispanic Boys and Young Men – September 2016
Reducing Health Disparities for Hispanic Children with Special Health Care Needs – Feb 2013
Latino Disparities in Youth Incarceration by the Sentencing Project - 2017
Well-Being of U.S. Latino Youth Differs by Ethnic Background – July 19, 2017
Mental Health and Latino Kids: A Research Review by Salud America! – September 2017
CALIFORNIA LATINX HEALTH DISPARITIES
Latinx Heritage Month Videos
Latino or Hispanic? What's the difference? - BBC News
November 5, 2019
Which is Better Latino or Latinx?
July 17, 2019
12 Facts About Hispanic Heritage Month
September 25, 2018
Hispanic Healthcare Disparities
November 1, 2016
Hispanic Health Interactions
October 31, 2016
Latino Helath Care Animated Story 1
April 6, 2018
Mental Health and Latino Kids
September 12, 2017