We are excited to announce that CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH will be giving remarks during the opening plenary of NHMA's 25th Annual Conference: Addressing Social Determinants and Well-Being, hosted on March 24 - 27, 2022.
Don't miss this great opportunity to engage in valuable workshops, panels, and networking dedicated to improving Hispanic health (CME credits offered).
We have also extended our early-bird registration through March 2!
Register with code EARLY2022 for a $50 discount.
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REMINDER: Poster presentation abstracts are due Feb. 15.
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NHMA invites you to join us for our webinar "PrEP for It: Integrating HIV Prevention Into Your Practice" in partnership with PACE, Maricopa County Medical Society, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, and the Arizona Department of Health Services. Register now to reserve your spot — speakers TBA soon!
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NHHF is excited to announce the distribution of community action grants sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation to address COVID-19 inequities in the Hispanic/Latino communities in Chicago, Houston, and Oakland with the overall goal of increasing vaccination uptake. |
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It is now widely understood that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted Latinos in the U.S., resulting in higher risk of infection, hospitalization, and death than their white counterparts. Unfortunately, this extends to Hispanic children as well. In fact, a new study by the CDC found that Hispanic children were eight times more likely than white children to be hospitalized because of COVID-19. Expanding vaccination rates among Latino children and families is crucial if we want to ensure that this already vulnerable population can vigorously overcome the virus.
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The Hispanic Leadership Development Fellowship Program is offering graduate students and recent graduates a paid one-year leadership fellowship to accelerate HHS and federal careers. Ten fellows will be chosen to work on-site at the HHS office in Washington, D.C. with at least two rotations at different agencies within HHS.
Please share this great opportunity within your networks.
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NHMA is seeking Spanish-speaking, culturally competent physicians to participate in the NHMA & DPR Construction Vaccine Confidence Campaign to visit DPR sites to answer workers' questions on COVID-19 and vaccinations and receive a $2,000 stipend.
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Dermatology residents and physician associate students are invited to apply for the Lubriderm Skin Scholarship to increase representation and accessibility of Hispanic/Latino medical professionals within the field! Ten scholarships of $15,000 each to be awarded.
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Our Programs and Campaigns |
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NHMA Conference attendees are invited to partake in a congressional visit to Capitol Hill to advocate for programs and policies impacting Latino health on Friday, March 24. If you are interested, please email mjohnson@nhmamd.org with your name, state, congressional district, and policy issues you are passionate about.
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Influenza Campaign
NHMA is continuing to expand the health communications campaign supported by Sanofi to improve influenza vaccination rates for adult Hispanics and encourage the administration of the influenza vaccines. Tune in to our upcoming Instagram Live (@nhmamd) on Feb 25: Managing the Risks of Heart Disease and Flu Among Latinos.
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Hear from researchers at various educational and professional career stages at the Minority Student Research Symposium (March 31) and the All of Us Science Day (April 1)!
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Last month, HRSA released a letter encouraging Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service providers to leverage infrastructure to provide access to gender affirming care and treatment services for transgender and gender diverse people with HIV. |
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10 Essentials to Protect Your Loved One — and Yourself — From Fraud
Caregivers can play a key role in keeping criminals at bay: AARP
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As COVID-19 continues to burden our health care system, it’s important to check-in with your staff and yourself on tough days. Learn the signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue, stress, and burnout; review concrete strategies for resiliency and how to create a more collaborative culture; and identify how to spot the impact of adverse events on staff and recognize the importance of emotional support from both leadership and peers. Please check out and register for other free education, courses, and articles.
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EZ Health is an AI powered telemedicine platform for the Spanish population that connects patients with doctors who speak their native language, provide on demand video consultations, and deliver medications at your home. For doctors, it's a great opportunity to earn extra during their free time while giving back to the community in need. We cover malpractice insurance for all the services provided at our platform. For medications and lab orders, doctors have free access to our built-in EMR. For questions, reach out at etizaz@ezhealth.live.
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Recent speaking engagements:
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Legislative Update
Dear Colleagues,
January 20th marked one year of the Biden-Harris Administration –
NHMA strongly advocates for Child Tax Credits, ACA, and Medicaid Expansion to cover more Americans with affordable health insurance. We also support increased climate change measures to reduce carbon emissions, improve air and water quality, and decrease lead in housing. We encourage Justice40 to provide funds to those communities most impacted...
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This month's NHMA Trailblazer is Rebecca Vargas-Jackson, M.D.! Dr. Vargas-Jackson is a member of our Vaccinate For All Champion coalition and recently spoke at Session 14 of our COVID-19 Virtual Briefing Series: Veterans & Telehealth in collaboration with AMA. Thank you for your dedication to Hispanic health equity!
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