The bill requires the creation of separate data categories for each Latino subgroup and Mesoamerican Indigenous nations that federal standards currently overlook. Mar Velez is the director of policy at the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, an advocacy group that co-sponsored the bill.
“Studies show that more detailed demographic data is helpful in understanding health disparities … the term Latino is a broad label for a community that is very diverse,” Velez said. “Having more detailed demographic data and health data can help us understand any disparities that are unique … to any one community. For the Indigenous community … many Indigenous Mesoamerican individuals and families in California do not identify as Latino.”
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