Re-centering Latin American Social Medicine raices in health equity for Spanish speaking communities in the US

MOLA-NAMS Conference Speaker Spotlight:

Re-centering Latin American Social Medicine raices in health equity for Spanish speaking communities in the US

Speaker Spotlight: Glenn Martinez, Dean and Language Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio

 

Friday morning plenary

Objectives:

  • Discuss the basic tenets of Latin American Social Medicine (LASM) and its historical development. 
  • Identify how LASM principles and perspectives can profitably be incorporated into efforts to address linguistic, cultural, and structural barriers to health equity for Spanish speaking communities.