National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network Releases Federal Health Policy Agenda “Our Health, Our Future”
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National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network Releases Federal Health Policy Agenda “Our Health, Our Future”

Download the Health Policy Recommendations   New York, NY September 9, 2020—The National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network is proud to share the first ever community driven federal health policy agenda. The health policy agenda was finalized through a community participatory process in 2020, after close to two years of arduous work from over 200 organizations...

September 9, 2020September 9, 2020by
WE DID IT! Successful National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Summit in Washington D.C.; Setting our Heath Policy Agenda: “Our Health, Our Agenda”
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WE DID IT! Successful National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Summit in Washington D.C.; Setting our Heath Policy Agenda: “Our Health, Our Agenda”

Washington DC, April 6, 2020— The National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network held a successful first ever community driven health policy agenda-setting summit this past March 2-3 in Washington, DC. The participants had the opportunity to look at the final draft of the health policy recommendations developed through a community participatory process. The National Summit gathered a diverse group...

April 6, 2020April 27, 2020by
Media Advisory: National Hispanic/Latinx Organizations Come Together to Unveil National Health Policy Agenda in Washington, D.C. March 2 & 3
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Media Advisory: National Hispanic/Latinx Organizations Come Together to Unveil National Health Policy Agenda in Washington, D.C. March 2 & 3

–Unveiling Plans to Impact U.S. Presidential elections in 2020 and Beyond– WHY: On the eve of Super Tuesday, Hispanic/Latinx organizations, stakeholders and partners join efforts on a call for unity to develop a national health policy agenda and community actions to address the health challenges. National, regional and local Hispanic/Latinx community-based organizations are calling on...

March 1, 2020March 2, 2020by
Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to Address the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Summit in Washington, DC
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Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell to Address the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Summit in Washington, DC

New York, NY, February 28, 2020-The National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network is honored to have Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell address the participants at Hispanic/Latinx Leadership Summit, the two-day health policy focused gathering scheduled to take place at Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC on March 2nd and 3rd. “Latino families face many health disparities that are...

February 28, 2020March 2, 2020by
Hispanics May Think They Can’t Get Skin Cancer, But They’re Wrong
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Hispanics May Think They Can’t Get Skin Cancer, But They’re Wrong

By Ellie Hartleb Hispanic Americans are more likely than other Americans to be diagnosed with skin cancer in its later stages, when it’s more apt to be fatal. One reason is the misconception that people with darker skin are immune from skin cancer, researchers say. Another is that public health campaigns tend to focus on...

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018by
Azteca America helps launch ¡No Esperes! Movement
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Azteca America helps launch ¡No Esperes! Movement

Azteca America, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), and the Hispanic Advisory Council (HAC) of Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA), announced that they have joined together to launch an imperative, new public service campaign centered on the topic of Hispanics and early detection of cancer—the ¡No Esperes! movement. “Part of our mission...

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018by
Certain Hispanic women more likely to die of breast cancer than others
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Certain Hispanic women more likely to die of breast cancer than others

By Susan Miller, USA TODAY | Sept. 8, 2016 “Knowing that the mortality risk is higher for Puerto Rican and Mexican women with breast cancer can absolutely help to inform caregivers, patient navigators and physicians,” Heinonen says.   The mortality rate for Puerto Rican women with breast cancer in the U.S. is 19.04 deaths per...

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018by