UCI Podcast: How Latinos are shaping the future together
UCI Podcast: How Latinos are shaping the future together
- September 25, 2024
- Belinda Campos, UCI Chicano/Latino studies professor and chair, discusses PRIME-LC and cultural components that promote health
National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated in the U.S. from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year. The theme for 2024 is “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.”
Belinda Campos relishes that idea. Between her work as chair of UC Irvine’s Department of Chicano/Latino Studies and a faculty member with the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community in the School of Medicine, Campos takes the future of the Latino population very seriously. She helps lead a network of colleagues who endeavor to foster in students an understanding of Latino history – and how to apply that knowledge in building a brighter future.
Campos’ research examines how people develop the high-quality relationships associated with better health and longer life. Her team’s work has revealed that some classic Latino cultural components, such as an emphasis on positivity and tight-knit families, create a connectivity that can help individuals endure difficult, stressful times. Some of their findings are shared in a recent article in Greater Good magazine titled “How to Fully Appreciate Your Loving Relationships,” a collaboration with Jessica Borelli, UC Irvine professor of psychological science.
This multifaceted episode of The UCI Podcast, hosted by UCI's Cara Capuano, includes detailed descriptions of Campos’ research and other undertakings in the Department of Chicano/Latino Studies and discussions on the history and future of PRIME-LC and its new offshoot, UC PRIME Pre-Health Pathways; how culture can influence our interpretation of social support in times of stress; and why connecting to our families and communities is good for one’s health.
For a full transcript, please visit https://news.uci.edu/2024/09/23/uci-podcast-how-latinos-are-shaping-the-future-together/.
-podcast host: Cara Capuano, UCI
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