Many Americans are reluctant to see their doctor. According to a recent survey commissioned by ZocDoc, a medical scheduling company found that 80% of Americans say they delay or avoid getting preventative care. Though there are a number of variables that keep us from seeing our doctors I imagine that the odds of avoiding a… [Read More]

 Since 2000, FACES for the Future Coalition has established successful programs throughout California that support at-risk, minority high school students interested in careers in global and public health. On paper, I provide technical assistance to our existing programs, help build new FACES programs in communities of need, and I work on curriculum development, program evaluation… [Read More]

There were some who viewed my childhood and believed I wouldn’t amount to much. From their limited viewpoint, I might see why they felt that way. They saw a poor Chicano boy from an East Los Angeles barrio being raised by a single mother in the absence of successful role models, and erroneously concluded these… [Read More]