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Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools Inc. (HSHPS)
"Enhancing professional education, research infrastructure, and Capacity Building in minority
Serving institutions. " |
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HSHPS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was established in 1996 with support
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in response to
Executive Order 12900, “Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.”
The organization was launched as a part of the “Hispanic Agenda for Action
Initiative” and is the only national organization representing Hispanic-serving
health professions schools. |
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Today, HSHPS represents 25 medical schools and schools of public health
nationwide serving over 40% of Hispanic medical school graduates and nearly 1
out of every 6 Hispanic schools of public health graduates in the continental
United States as well as a broader network of more than 300 researchers who
address health issues among Hispanics. |
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HSHPS Mission and principal goals are: |
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The mission of HSHPS is to improve the health of Hispanics through
academic development, research initiatives, and training. Through strong
partnerships with member institutions, federal agencies, foundations,
corporations and other non-profit organizations, HSHPS works diligently
to accomplish its mission by: |
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Helping Medical and Public Health schools recruit, promote and retain Hispanic
faculty, researchers and key administrators. |
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Developing educational opportunities in Health Profession Schools’ curriculum,
research, and clinical experience that will help Hispanic and non-Hispanic
students provide excellent health care to Hispanic populations. |
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Promoting collaboration at the regional, national, and international levels
between educational institutions and other groups with an interest in, or impact
on, Hispanic health. |
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Using our research strength and our representation of academic institutions to
have a significant voice at the table in setting policy on issues of Hispanic
health. |
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The purpose of the
cooperative agreement is to: |
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Build and strengthen institutional infrastructure supporting the development and
implementation of strategies and programs to advance professional development,
education, and research training for minority, Hispanic, students. |
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Improve program and institutional capacity to foster partnerships and coalition
building. |
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Enhance research efforts of participating institutions and Hispanic principal
investigators. |
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Strengthen the educational and professional development of minority health
professionals, educators and students, specifically Hispanics. |
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Support a student training initiative, to increase overall knowledge of public
health, and to provide the tools needed to enhance Hispanic student’s careers in
medicine and public health. |
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HSHPS is
responsible for the following activities:
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Conduct Professional Development and continuing education activities for
Hispanic faculty, students and other public health professionals. |
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Capacity Building and Resource Development, including: career development,
needs assessment, cultural competency, and border health policy for students,
faculty and staff of member institutions. |
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Create, establish and implement a 3-track training program to further advance
the careers of Hispanic graduate and doctoral students in medicine, public
health and biological sciences. |
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Program evaluation to determine the effectiveness of the organization and its
member institutions. |
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Project Period: |
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Five Years |
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To learn more about the Organization HSHPS
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National Alliance for Hispanic Health (NAHH)
"Strengthening Existing National Organizations serving Racial and Ethnic
Minority Populations Capacity Development Programs: Strategies to Advance
Program Implementation, Coordination, Management, and Evaluation Efforts." |
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The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is a national minority organization
that current serves all 10 HHS regions. |
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Since 1973, under the name, Coalition of Spanish Speaking Mental Health
Organizations (COSSMHO), the NAHH has been in the forefront of being an
important voice for the health concerns of Hispanics. Their strength and
credibility increased based on its programs and record of early and strategic
leadership during critical times in the history of health services in the US. |
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NAHH’s vision is of strong, Hispanic healthy communities whose contributions are
recognized by a society that fosters the health, well being and prosperity of
its members. |
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For the last 32 years, NAHH’s mission of focusing its efforts on improving the
health and well-being of Hispanics has delivered culturally proficient and
linguistically appropriate health and human services to over 13 million persons,
making a positive daily difference in the lives of Hispanic communities. |
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NAHH principal goals are: |
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Promote health and quality of life by reducing the disproportionate burden of
preventable diseases, death, and injury among racial and ethnic minorities. |
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Increase the cultural proficiency capacity of Hispanic serving organizations,
including community based organizations, and state and local health departments. |
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Promote capacity development thru the provision of technical assistance and
training opportunities. |
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The purpose of the program announcement is to: |
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Expanding and enhancing culturally and linguistically appropriate health
educational and community-based programs targeting racial and ethnic minorities,
thereby contributing to the goal of eliminating health disparities within the
racial and ethnic minority population. |
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Promoting and advancing policy analysis efforts, program assessment and program
development activities, formative evaluation, training and technical assistance
programs, and project management. |
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Strengthening coalition building and collaboration and leadership that improve
the health status and access to programs for racial and ethnic minority
populations. |
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Providing innovative capacity-building assistance to support and strengthen
minority community-based organizations in management, fiscal management, and
program operations. |
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NAHH
is responsible for the following activities: |
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Assessing and strengthening existing collaborations with public health
professionals serving Hispanics to identify available culturally proficient and
linguistically appropriate public heath services, within the “Su Familia”
database. |
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Develop and implement a “State of Regions” needs assessment to identify
available culturally proficient and linguistically appropriate public heath
services. |
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Identify technical assistance, training and program delivery needs as a result
of the “State of the Region” report. |
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Utilize the result of the “State of the Regions” report as a tool to provide
technical assistance and recommendations for policy change when addressing
Hispanic communities. |
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Collaborate with university-based liaison to the Alliance’s “Proyecto Ciencia”
and regional private and public partners to identify at least 3 partnerships
opportunities (annually). |
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In collaboration with CDC, DHHS regional offices and regional partners,
implement one regional “Proyecto Informar Capacity Building Training Institute”,
to increase cultural proficiency. |
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Project Period: |
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Four Years |
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To learn more about the Organization NAHH
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National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)
"Strengthening Existing National Organizations serving Racial and Ethnic
Minority Populations Capacity Development Programs: Strategies to Advance
Program Implementation, Coordination, Management, and Evaluation Efforts." |
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The National Hispanic Council on Aging is a
national non-profit, non-partisan, umbrella organization that current serves all
10 HHS regions. |
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Since 1979, the NHCOA has been in the forefront
of working to improve the quality of life for Hispanic elders, their families
and their communities. |
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Currently, NHCOA represent the only
constituency-based national Hispanic organization representing Latino elderly
issues. |
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NHCOA strategic plan lays out four primary areas
of focus: health disparities, promoting economic security, improving
availability of affordable housing, and community building. |
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Through training seminars and individualized
assistance, NHCOA focuses on resource development, program operations,
management and governance as well as program specific services in health, income
security, housing and community development, and leadership skills enhancement.
In addition their involvement and dedication has gain them respect and
reputation in order to develop the National Hispanic Elderly Health policy
Agenda. |
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The NCHOA overall principal goal is: |
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To reduce diabetes health disparities between the older Hispanic population and
non-Hispanic adults in the U.S. by delaying the onset of diabetes in high-risk
Hispanic groups, by preventing the development of diabetes complications in
those with the condition already; and by improving the quality of health care
for Hispanic seniors with diabetes. |
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The "Salud y Bienestar Project" principal goals are: |
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To improve Diabetes prevention and control among Hispanic older adults and their
families. |
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Development of culturally- and linguistically-appropriate and age sensitive
educational materials for Hispanic older adults. |
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Focus outreach at the community level utilizing “ Promotores de Salud”. |
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Development of a state-of- the art web-based training course for non-Hispanic
health care providers. |
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The purpose of the program announcement is to: |
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Expanding and enhancing culturally and linguistically appropriate health
educational and community-based programs targeting racial and ethnic minorities,
thereby contributing to the goal of eliminating health disparities within the
racial and ethnic minority population. |
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Promoting and advancing policy analysis efforts, program assessment and program
development activities, formative evaluation, training and technical assistance
programs, and project management. |
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Strengthening coalition building and collaboration and leadership that improve
the health status and access to programs for racial and ethnic minority
populations. |
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Providing innovative capacity-building assistance to support and strengthen
minority community-based organizations in management, fiscal management, and
program operations. |
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NHCA
is responsible for the following activities: |
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Establish a written partnership agreements with 2 NHCOA affiliate community
based organization. |
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Conduct baseline assessment to determine partner’s staff training needs, and
develop an action plan. |
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Develop culturally- and linguistically-appropriate diabetes educational
materials to support the work of promotores de salud in the community. |
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Plan, design, implement, and evaluate a two day community mobilization train the
trainer program. |
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Continue to launch the National Diabetes Information Dissemination Effort. |
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Launch the bilingual web-based training course. |
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Implement comprehensive diabetes education, promotion, and outreach activities
at partnering community-based affiliates. |
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Project Period: |
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Four Years |
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To learn more about the Organization NHCA
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