A national group of Latino public health leaders this week announced the launch of a new research institute, which they say is a response to the hundreds of millions in federal funding cuts related to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

The National Hispanic Health Research Institute, launched on Tuesday, will be the first Latino-led community research institute aimed at gathering health data to track and address disparities in underserved communities across the country. Because Latinos, like other racial and ethnic minority communities, are underrepresented in federally funded research efforts, the new institute will fill the gaps made larger by the cuts.

“Right now, we have both an opportunity and a responsibility to ensure that every family historically left out of the data i

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