Latino Health Research

Salvadoran-American Health Policy Brief Series No. 1: Uninsured Salvadorans in California

As the Latino population grows in California, it is important to disaggregate data sets in order to better understand the various communities within that larger population. For example, why is uninsurance higher among immigrant Salvadorans, compared to U.S.-born Salvadorans? Learning the answer will provide a richer, more robust understanding of what is happening with this population and what steps we might take to close the insurance gap before future pandemics appear.