Media Coverage of Research
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Dr. Susana Ramirez is available to speak on Latino health, health communication, social marketing, media effects, California Central Valley, health disparities, cancer prevention, obesity prevention, social determinants of health
 
For inquiries, please email sramirez37 at ucmerced dot edu
Merced County cannot relax efforts to deal with childhood obesity crisis 
Merced Sun-Star, June 2019

Childhood obesity: Here’s what’s being done in Merced County 
Merced Sun-Star, May 2019
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One of the worst in state. Merced County’s childhood obesity crisis 
Merced Sun-Star, May 2019

Health Communication Researcher Working Improve Internet-based Medical Information
UC Merced, October 2018

Startup Buoy Health partners with CVS Health on AI clinic referrals
Modern Health Care, May 2018

Kitchen and Culture Clash When Promoting Healthy Eating to Latinos
UC Merced, March 2018

Public Health Professor Honored for Early-Career Research
UC Merced, December 2017

Campus Efforts Improve Community's Access to Healthy Foods
UC Merced, November 2017

Why some people in America's Salad Bowl are eating junk food
Huffington Post, March 2017

Despite farms, some in valley struggle to find fresh food
UC Merced, March 2017
Merced County ranks near last in women's wellness issues
Merced Sun-Star, April 2016

UC Merced is reaching out to Latinas to prevent breast cancer
ABC News, October 2015

Research seeks to improve Latinas' health
Vida en el Valle, October 2015

New UC Merced project aims to better deliver health messages to bicultural Latinas
Merced Sun-Star, October 2015

UC Merced project aims to tackle breast cancer among young Latinas
Valley Public Radio (KVPR), October 2015

Project Aims to Fight Breast Cancer Message by Message
University of California, October 2015

Project Aims to Fight Breast Cancer One Message at a Time
​University of California, Merced, October 2015
New Grant Forms Partnerships Between UC Merced and Nonprofits to Fight Obesity
​Merced Sun-Star, November 2014

UC Merced Takes Grassroots Approach to Reducing Obesity
California Healthline, November 2014

Holiday Foods: 12 Things You Didn't Know
UCLA Newsroom, November 2014

Programs Join to Reduce Obesity in Latino Families
UC Press, November 2014

Merced County Department of Public Health Awarded $4 million to Fight Chronic Diseases
​Merced Sun-Star, September 2014

Valley Counties Awarded Federal Grants to Improve Health
​Fresno Bee, September 2014

Sequía en California amenaza seguridad alimentaria
Univision, August 2014
[Drought in CA threatens food security]

President Napolitano Launches UC Global Food Initiative
​UC ANR Blog, July 2014

Professor Studies How Information Consumption Impacts Health Behaviors
​Merced Sun-Star, January 2014​