Colorado School of Public Health

Colorado is One of Just Six States Where Latinos Are More Likely to Die Prematurely Than White Residents

Written by The Denver Post | October 04, 2020

Patricia Valverde, a faculty member at ColoradoSPH’s Latino Research & Policy Center, weighs in on why Latinos in Colorado are more likely to die prematurely compared to white residents in a recent Denver Post article. Reasons include: working lower paying and more dangerous jobs, lacking health insurance, and having limited free-time.