The Consortium for Latino Health Studies at UofSC promotes and coordinates multi-disciplinary research related to Latinos in South Carolina and the Southeast. Further, the Consortium encourages and supports teaching related to Latinos, and collaborates with local communities as well as organizations and government agencies that are involved with the state's growing Latino population. Through its various activities the Consortium fulfills the University's mission to promote the wellbeing and improve the quality of life for all state residents.
The Consortium for Latino Health Studies promotes and coordinates interdisciplinary and transnational research on the experiences of Latino/as in South Carolina and the Southeast. The Consortium also disseminates research findings and other information on Hispanic/Latino issues to academic and non-academic users through such venues as conferences, symposia, workshops and publications, and fosters application and translation of such findings into practice and policy.