College of Health News and Updates

Tag: Nancy Vargas

Medical mistrust, misinformation factor into Latino vaccine hesitancy

Post author By Alexis Croisdale
Post date October 1, 2021

Female wearing a whale face mask has band aid on right arm where a covid vaccine was received

Lack of trusted medical sources, traumatic past experiences with medical care and widespread misinformation have contributed to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Latino communities.

Tags COVID, Health Promotion and Health Behavior, Jonathan Garcia, Nancy Vargas, Public Health

Community Engagement Features Public Health

Grad student saw Latinx community struggling, so she leaped into action, addressing food insecurity and removing barriers to health

Post author By Alexis Croisdale
Post date August 13, 2021

sunflower butter and other canned goods on a shelf

Doctoral student Nancy Vargas saw Oregon’s Latinx communities struggling with food insecurity, so she stepped up to help get them the resources they needed.