A report from Florida may be indicative of trends across the US. The COVID-19 health crisis has many Americans without health insurance on edge, and a new report says Latino children are increasingly vulnerable. The total number of uninsured Latino children across the U.S. was 1.6 million. Kelly Whitener at Georgetown says "...these are working families. Latino families have higher workforce participation rates actually than average, but they're not able to access employer-sponsored coverage. Or if they do have an offer of employer-sponsored coverage, it may be unaffordable, or only for the worker and not extend to the whole family."
The article continues...
Noticias de LETI
☰
Uninsured Latino Children May Be at Increased Risk for COVID-19
Categories
Recent Posts
- Health Equity Scholarship/Beca de Equidad en Salud
- Join Girl Scouts/Únase a las Niñas Exploradoras
- Home Care Aide Info/Información del Asistente de Atención Domiciliaria
- Teen Cooking Classes/Clases de Cocina para Adolescentes
- Earth Day, Kids Day & Health Fair / Feria de la Tierra, los Niños y la Salud
- LETI Receives $3.8 Million Grant from Washington State Legislature
- WSU Stormwater Course - Rain Barrels / Barriles de lluvia
- Feedback Needed for Community Transit
- Powerful Partner Recognition from Puget Sound Energy / Poderoso reconocimiento c
- Tax Preparation Sites and Working Families Tax Credit
- Sea Mar Scholarships - Open
- Travel with an ORCA Card
- Entrepreneurial Leadership Development (ELD) Workshops
- FAFSA and WASFA Assistance / Asistencia FAFSA y WASFA
- Introduction to Healthcare and Apprenticeships
Sponsored by