JMU professor receives grant for project highlighting COVID-19 impact on Latin American community JMU (Source: WHSV) By Caitlin Piemme | April 1, 2021 at 3:50 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 3:50 PM
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) â A James Madison University Spanish professor has received a 4-VA grant for her project âCOVID-19 and Central Shenandoah Valley Spanish-Speaking Communities: Exploring Impact and Perceptions of COVID Toward Enhanced Rapid Response Health Communication and Care.â
Professor Diana Galarreta says she got the idea after reading an article about how Spanish-speaking communities make up only 10% of the population in Virginia, but make up 45% of COVID-19 cases, 35% of hospitalizations, and 11% of coronavirus-related deaths.