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NHI Grant to Study Immigration Policy Impact on Mental Health and Access to Health Care for Latinos in Rural Communities

August 30, 2023

A team of UC Merced researchers, led by public health Professor Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, that has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The $3 million grant will fund Young's ambitious, five-year research project to understand how immigration policy influences health care access and the well-being of Latinos in rural California and Arizona counties, including Merced, Tulare, Imperial, Monterey and Napa.

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