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June, 2007 |
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Hispanic Health Program
HISPANIC-SERVING HEALTH
PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS (HSHPS)
WHAT IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM?
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The health disparities
related to Hispanic/Latino sub-populations is detrimental
to the health of our nation. |
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There is a critical
need for a future health workforce that reflects the diversity of
the population. |
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Hispanic/Latino
representation in health professions has been consistently
inadequate. |
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The lack of Hispanics/Latinos
in health policy, research, leadership and provider roles is
unacceptable. |
WHAT HAS CDC
ACCOMPLISHED?
CDC has established a
Cooperative Agreement with the Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools,
Inc. (HSHPS), to enhance the participation of Hispanics/Latinos in public health. HSHPS is a non-profit organization established in 1996 in response to
Executive Order "Educational Excellence for
Hispanic Americans (EEHA)." The HSHPS currently
represents 22 medical schools with at least 9% Hispanic student enrollment
and three schools of public health with at least 5% student enrollment.
Example of program in action: |
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Through the CDC cooperative
agreement, member medical schools on the U.S. Mexico border and in Mexico
have been able to develop a joint research agenda for this area of the
world. Included in this agenda has been an on-going series of U.S.-Mexico
Border Health Research seminars. In the summer of 2002, four students
from HSHPS member institutions participated
in a CDC/ATSDR internship to understand more
about public health, CDC, and career opportunities
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WHAT ARE THE NEXT
STEPS?
In the future, CDC would
like to expand the internship to increase the number of students and the
times of the year when they can study at CDC. The HSHPS research agenda
will be broadened to increase the number of Hispanic/Latino researchers and the
number of grants successfully awarded from CDC and other agencies to
member institutions; a research clearinghouse will be investigated; and a
publications unit will be initiated. An internal HSHPS Research Review
Committee will be developed to help strengthen HSHPS's
mission.
For more information, contact Ms. Blanca Torres
at CDC's Office of Minority Health, Mailstop
K67, 1600
Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30333: (404)
498-2345:
BTorres@cdc.gov:
http://www.cdc.gov/omh/. |
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