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Dr. John Diaz
President
Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist
Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
john.diaz@ufl.edu

Jonael Bosques-Menendez
County Extension Director and Agricultural Agent
Hardee County
jonael@ufl.edu 

Karla Shelnutt
Associate Professor
Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
kpagan@ufl.edu 

Laura Valencia
Extension Agent
Osceola County
lauraval@ufl.edu

 

CAFE Latino

There are five million Spanish speakers in Florida (out of 21 million residents and growing). This large portion of our population can be better served if we are able to provide more materials and support in Spanish. The Coalition of Florida Extension for Latino Communities (CAFE Latino) is assisting in this effort. In addition, CAFE Latino is gaining visibility in Extension across the country (as well as international inquiries), and as such requires a robust presence.

Dr. John Diaz led the development of CAFE Latino (created in the spring of 2018)in collaboration with Dr. Karla Shelnutt, Jonael Bosques-Mendez and Laura Valencia to help increase the capacity and competency for Extension to serve the needs of Florida’s growing Latinx population. 

CAFE Latino represents a grassroots service organization that is focused on enhancing the access and efficacy of Extension programs. Comprised of Extension faculty and staff across the state (with expertise in all program areas), the 70 members of CAFE Latino are not solely Latinx faculty and staff. Instead, the group includes representation from various racial/ethnic groups. We invite all who are interested in advancing culturally-responsive programs for multicultural audiences.

a group photo of members of CAFE Latino

 

Latest Blogs About CAFE Latino

UF/IFAS y la Facultad de Medicina de UF se unen durante un evento de nutrición y seguridad laboral para ayudar a los trabajadores agrícolas

Especialistas de University of Florida - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) y de la Facultad de Medicina de UF, evaluarán a los trabajadores agrícolas para la detección temprana de...
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UF/IFAS, UF College of Medicine team up for fourth clinic, nutrition event to help farmworkers

In their fourth such clinic, faculty from UF/IFAS and the UF College of Medicine will test farmworkers for chronic diseases from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23 in Arcadia. The screenings will be at the ...
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UF/IFAS y UF Health brindan atención médica a trabajadores agrícolas

Aproximadamente 200,000 trabajadores agrícolas viven en Florida y generalmente reciben poca o ninguna atención médica. Ellos se constituyen en una fuerza laboral esencial que ha emigrado, en gran medida, de diversas regiones de México,...
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