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"Becoming American": Exploring Exposure to the US and Cardiovascular Health Among Latina/os in the US with Aresha Martinez

A wide body of research argues that contending with racism and racial discrimination across the lifecourse may shape the cardiovascular health of racial/ethnic minorities in the US, yet a paucity of research has applied these frameworks in studying the health of the growing population of Latina/os in the US. This presentation will outline the ways in which structural, institutional, and interpersonal racism may operate to shape the ives and health of Latina/os. In addition, I will present preliminary findings from an analysis of bi-national, longitudinal data from Mexico that compares the cardiovascular health of US-Mexico migrants and nonmigrants and tests how exposure to the US may shape Mexican migrants' health. I conclude with important future directions for research and advancing the state of the science on cardiovascular health inequities among Latina/os.