The intersectional structural violence that Latinx health students are experiencing and its consequences
AI Summary
Latinx public health students face heightened vulnerability at intersections of racialised, immigrant and academic identities amid rising anti-immigrant, anti-DEI and anti-public health policies.
Intersecting systems of exclusion converge to harm educational attainment, mental wellbeing and professional trajectories for Latinx students pursuing public health careers.
Institutions and professions must implement targeted policies and supports to mitigate harms and cultivate a diverse, equitable and sustainable public health workforce.
Front Public Health. 2026 Jun 11;14:1861040. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1861040. eCollection 2026.
ABSTRACT
Latinx public health students occupy a uniquely vulnerable position at the intersection of racialized, immigrant, and academic identities-one that is increasingly threatened by a rapidly intensifying anti-immigrant, anti-diversity-equity-inclusion, and anti-public health climate. Using an intersectional structural violence framework, this perspective examines how contemporary anti-immigrant, anti-DEI, and anti-public health policies affect Latinx students pursuing public health education in the United States. By synthesizing emerging policy developments and related public health scholarship, we illustrate how multiple systems of exclusion may converge to shape educational, psychological, and professional outcomes of this population. We outline institutional and professional strategies to mitigate harm and support the development of a diverse, equitable, and sustainable public health workforce.
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