BAEZCONDE-GARBANATI NAMED NATIONAL HEALTH HERO
BY MIDWEST LATINO HEALTH CENTER

ALHAMBRA, CA, June 12, 2003 – Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, assistant professor of preventive medicine, was named National Health Hero by the Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago “for leadership and achievements in health and human services.” The nationally recognized expert on Latino tobacco control issues was honored at the Midwest Regional Conference on Hispanic/Latino Health and Human Services, held in Chicago on June 5-6, 2003.

In addition to receiving her award, Baezconde-Garbanati delivered a presentation on “Best Practices for Tobacco Control With Latino Populations.” Her discussion of evidence-based curricula development for Hispanic youth was based on research conducted at USC’s Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center.

Baezconde-Garbanati is director and principal investigator for the Hispanic/Latino Tobacco Education Network, located in USC’s Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research, and director of the Community Outreach and Education Core of the USC Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center. She is also co-investigator of the Cancer Information Service of California at the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

The conference drew healthcare providers, researchers, community organizations, policymakers and others to discuss Hispanic/Latino health and human services needs, particularly in the Midwest states. It was organized by the Midwest Latino Health Research, Training and Policy Center, which studies social and health disparities of Hispanics/Latinos and other minorities and trains minority researchers using community participatory action research models. The center also engages in policy work and community and provider education emerging from its research findings.

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