Why It Matters

Latine and Indigenous immigrants face significant health disparities driven by systemic inequities, including barriers related to immigration status and fear of deportation. Among Botanical Bus participants, one in three screens positive for anxiety or depression, more than half live in households affected by type 2 diabetes, and 83% face barriers to primary care such as cost, system navigation, language, transportation, and cultural safety. Our mobile services are place-based because access to health services is shaped by residential segregation, transportation barriers, and workplace conditions. Our programs are culturally-centered because healing justice requires valuing cultural knowledge, identity, and lived experience. Our services are collaborative because multi-sector, community-driven partnerships deepen engagement and build shared infrastructure for integrated care.