Local efforts are working to ensure Latino communities aren’t being left behind in public health and beyond, from addressing public and mental health needs to workplace concerns. “There is still a lot of work to do.' LatinoVoicesWTTW
More than 2,300 Latino Chicagoans have died from COVID-19 since March 2020,“This was a very traumatic experience for all of us,” said Alfredo Mena Lora, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Illinois-Chicago and medical director of infection control at Saint Anthony Hospital.“Early on, the fear of COVID-19 was present throughout our communities and particularly in Latino communities, where the impact was disproportionate,” Mena Lora said.
Illinois Unidos is a coalition of more than 150 health care workers, policy advocates, representatives from community-based organizations and elected and appointed officials that was formed in 2020 to fight COVID-19 in the Latino community and address COVID-19’s wide-ranging impacts. The pandemic also shed a light on inequities in the workplace and the disproportionate impact experienced by low-wage essential workers in warehousing, manufacturing, service industries and hospitality. For these reasons, Illinois Unidos is calling for the passage of HB 3131, the “Workplace Health and Safety Committee Act,” in Springfield.
Linda Tortolero, president and CEO of Mujeres Latinas en Accion, an agency with programs that address domestic violence and sexual violence, said that her organization saw an increase in both the number of domestic violence cases and the cases’ intensity.
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