esearch at CESLAC is divided into five main areas of interest, listed below. Click on a topic to view some of our recent research in that area, chosen to provide the general public with an introduction to our work. To read more, check out the Media Reports page.

Populations  Elderly, children, adolescents, women of child-bearing age, immigrants, farmworkers, the uninsured

Disease  Chronic diseases (like diabetes, heart disease), communicable diseases (like hepatitis A), sexually transmitted diseases, influence of culture and acculturation on health profile, obesity, tobacco use, preventive behaviors

Health Service Shortage  Latino provider shortage, access to health insurance, hospital utilization, prevention services utilization

 
   

Press Releases

October 2003:

Birth Patterns of Central/South American Mothers in California

February 2003:

The Latino Majority Has Emerged

Una Mayoría Latina en California

December 2001:

Latino Births in California, 1998

October 2001:

Salvadoran American Profile

 

Research Papers

Hepatitis A: The Burden Among Latino Children in California Salud Publica de Mexico. Vol. 47, No.6, Nov-Dec. 2005. Hayes-Bautista, David E., Ph.D.; Hsu, Paul, M.S.P.; Perez, Aide, B.S.; Sosa, Lucette, B.S. Gamboa, B.S.

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Press Releases

April 2002:

Hepatitis A: Rate among Latino Children

Estadisticas de Niños Latinos con Hepatitis A

July 2001:

Latino Elderly in Los Angeles and Diabetes Press Release

 

Research Papers

Hepatitis A: The Burden Among Latino Children in California. Salud Publica de Mexico. Vol. 47, No.6, Nov-Dec. 2005. Hayes-Bautista, David E., Ph.D.; Hsu, Paul, M.S.P.; Perez, Aide, B.S.; Sosa, Lucette, B.S. Gamboa, B.S.

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Press Releases

December 2002:

Future Doctors

July 2001:

Latino Elderly and Medicare Coverage Press Release

 

Research Papers

Latino Physician Supply in California: Sources, Locations, and Projections Academic Medicine, Vol. 75, No.7/July 2000. Hayes-Bautista, David E.; Hsu, Paul; Hayes-Bautista, Maria; Stein, Robert; Dowling, Patrick; Beltran, Robert; Villagomez, Juan.

The Rise and Fall of the Latino Dentist Supply in California:  Implications for Dental Eduation Journal of Dental Education, Vol. 71, No.2/February 2007. Hayes-Bautista, David E.; Kahramanian, Iya; Gamboa, Cristina; Hsu, Paul; Molina, Sonia; Stein, Robert M.

 

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