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The interview is part of an investigation on Latino immigrant access to health care services. It was organized around a few major themes: the structure of the non-governmental organization El Pueblo, Inc., Latino immigrant access to health care services and health information in North Carolina, and the value of education and prevention work in…

The interview is part of an investigation of the complex interplay between Latino immigrant access to Orange County, N.C.’s healthcare services and their use of traditional medicine. Vicente offers a unique perspective on why immigrants use natural or traditional medicine. His store, El Mundo Natural, provided an accessible and affordable…

The interview is part of an investigation on Latino immigrant access to health care services. It was organized around a few major themes: Dr. Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodríguez's research on Latinos with eating disorders, the importance of maintaining Latino values within healthcare services, and a comparison of Latinos in Puerto Rico and the United States…

David Rigby describes his experiences working with immigrants and day laborers in both Asheville, N.C. and in Carrboro, N.C. He emphasizes the importance of being present in the community. He also describes the “corner,” which is the location where day laborers wait for potential employers, as both a social and vulnerable place. The day laborers…

The interview is part of an investigation on the complex interplay between Latino immigrant access to Orange County, N.C.'s healthcare services and their use of traditional medicine. It was organized around a few major themes: Latino immigrant access to formal healthcare services, the role of community health centers in increasing access, and the…

Sara Vidal moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina with her husband and daughter from Lima, Peru in April of 2002. In this interview Vidal discusses access to healthcare for Latinos living in the United States, and specifically within Chapel Hill. Vidal compares medical and dental health care access for Latinos in the United States to access…

Maria Cubillos moved to the United States from Colombia. She has lived in the United States for twenty six years, living in Miami, Florida and various towns in North Carolina. Cubillos works as an endodontic assistant in an office in Raleigh. She obtained little dental experience working in Colombia but was able to find a job working in a dental…

Juan Rojas was born in Miami, Florida, but moved to his family's home country of Colombia when he was two months old. After living in various parts of Colombia for twelve years, Rojas and his family returned to Miami. The family briefly lived in Tennessee before they moved to Asheboro, North Carolina upon Rojas' and his brother's acceptance into…

Claudia Rojas is the program manager for Center for Latino Health (CELAH) at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Health Care System. She is originally from Colombia and began working at UNC Health Care in 2004 as a temporary employee. She was recruited by Dr. Douglas Morgan, founder of the Center for Latino Health, to join the Center as a…

Christina Olson is currently a first-year student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. She is originally from Greensboro, N.C. and studied at the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her undergraduate education. She has volunteered at the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) for four years, providing access to…