July 28,2021
About
Dr. Matt Barreto and Dr. Gabriel Sanchez from BSP Research presented findings from a recent national survey (n=1,500) they conducted on behalf of the American Heart Association. The survey focused on better understanding Latino’s attitudes toward sugary beverages and tax campaigns aimed at reducing consumption of beverages with excessive amounts of sugar. The webinar summarizes the main findings of the survey which has identified a host of strategies to improve the effectiveness of outreach to Latino communities.
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Presenters
Dr. Matt A. Barreto is President and co-founder of BSP Research, and is also Professor of Political Science and Chicana/o & Central American Studies at UCLA, where he also directs the research center, Latino Policy & Politics Initiative (LPPI) and the UCLA Voting Rights Project (VRP). In 2020 Barreto was hired by the Joe Biden presidential campaign to direct polling and focus group research for Latino voters, and his research was credited with informing critical Latino mobilization efforts in states such as Arizona, Pennsylvania and Nevada, among others.
Dr. Gabriel Sanchez is the Vice President of Research at BSP Research, the Founding Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Chair in Health Policy, and a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Mexico. He also serves as Executive Director of the UNM Center for Social Policy and is a Co-Founder of the Native American Budget and Policy Institute at the University of New Mexico. Sanchez is an expert in health policy and has conducted numerous studies focused on understanding the health behavior of the Latino population and Latino’s attitudes toward health and other social policies.