Associate professor with the Epidemiology and Biostatistics department Dr. Olivia Carter-Pokras will be taking part in a discussion on Destination Casa Blanca about Latino health disparities. The show will be aired at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 12 through DirectTV."Health disparities among Latinos continue to grow. In fact the number of uninsured Latino children is greater than any other group," says the promo video on the show's Web site. Dr. Carter-Pokras will contirubte a public-health perspective to the investigation of these issues, led by host Ray Suarez.
Dr. Carter-Pokras' research has played a critical role in national recognition of health recognition of health disparities experienced by Latin American Immigrants, and she conducts health assessments of Latinos in Baltimore and Montgomery Counties in close partnership with local government and community-based organizations.
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