A Series Highlighting Members of the COVIDLATINO.org: Nelly Josephina Orozco & Darrin Armijo-Wardle

We continue our series on the COVIDLATINO.org project. Our guests today are:  

Nelly Josefina Orozco

Nelly currently manages and coordinates two research labs at the University of California Merced including the Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC). Nelly joined the CovidLatino.org project with Dr. Gilberto Lopez where she helps coordinate student interns and supports the development of culturally-tailored COVID-19 information for the community. She plans to pursue a doctoral degree in Health Psychology or Public Health in order to understand health behavior change and intervention implementation for underserved communities.

Darrin Armijo-Wardle

Darrin is a visual artist living and working in Phoenix. His work for the COVIDLATINO.org project includes vaccine oriented paintings that encourage Covid-19 vaccinations using Latino icons like Vicente Fernandez.

Darrin has painted everything from seventy-five foot tall murals of Phoenix’s untold past; to large paintings and sculptures for Scottsdale Dia de los Muertos festival at The Mission in Scottsdale, Arizona; to small intimate oil paintings in local galleries.

HealthCare UnTold is proud of the work by Nelly and Darrin; they represent the heroic responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic from and for the Latino/x communities.

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