Speak or present at NHMA's 26th Annual Conference in Chicago! The deadline to submit your abstracts has been extended to Wednesday, August 31.

NHMA is thrilled to announce that early bird registration is now open for our 26th Annual Conference, "From Awareness to Action and Outcomes: Finding Solutions through Innovative Approaches," from April 27-30, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

Submissions for speaker and poster presentation abstracts will remain open for just two more weeks — don't miss this chance to get involved and showcase your work. Visit our website for submission details. 

Interested Sponsors and Exhibitors for the 26th Annual Conference are invited to email conference@nhmamd.org. 

Upcoming Activations

Mark your calendars: NHMA is hosting a number of exceptional upcoming events with subject matter experts and esteemed leaders in Hispanic health care — check them out below!

• August 25th – Biomarker Testing Webinar: Improving Access to Improve Care
• Learn More & Register

• August 31st – COVID-19 Virtual Briefing Series (Session 17) — COVID-19: The Great Unifier, Divider, & Accelerator, featuring the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS
• Learn More & Register

• September 9th – NHMA SoCal Chapter Dinner with Drs. Elena Rios, Pedro Sanchez, Martha Preciado, Sylvia Preciado, and Linda Marie Mirdamadi
• Learn More & Register

• September 14th – NHMA HIV Chapter Forum Webinar
• Learn More & Register

• September 15th – Certificación de Reconocimiento y Primeros Auxilios para Crisis Convulsivas: Entrenamiento – Sesión Virtual - En Conmemoración del Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana
• Learn More & Register

• November 17th – NHHF 15th Annual California Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Gala
• Learn More: Sponsorship and Registration

• December 1st – NHHF19th Annual New York Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Gala
• Learn More: Sponsorship and Registration

The RWJF Health Policy Fellows program seeks health professionals interested in leveraging their expertise to gain experience in federal health legislation to improve health equity, care, & policy. Expand your impact in health policy — Apply starting September 8.

Know your risk factors for liver cancer. To learn more visit AgainstLiverCancer.com.

Congenital Heart Defects Toolkit: People with heart defects need lifelong congenital cardiac care — but many of them aren’t getting it. This congenital heart defects toolkit from the American Academy of Pediatrics features a variety of resources to help physicians connect people with heart defects to the care they need.

Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created this toolkit with important information to help inform people with Medicaid or CHIP about steps they need to take to renew their coverage. Don’t risk a gap in your Medicaid or CHIP coverage!

Health Literacy and Spirituality at End Of Life: Register for this event at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. on September 14 with Francisco Fernandez, MD & Russell A. Bennett, MBA, CHIE. This webinar will focus on the central theme of taking full advantage of end-of-life care through increasing health literacy beyond the medical aspects.

Cardiovascular Disease Resources: Cardiovascular diseases are the second-most common cause of death among Hispanic/Latino people. Many of these issues are preventable by addressing behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, diet, physical inactivity, & alcohol use. 

HHS/FDA/CDER Job Opportunity: Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding career in the federal government? Look no further and join the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) team!

COVID-19 in Oakland: As we continue to witness the evolution of new variants of COVID-19 — most recently BA.5 — we are reminded that the virus is still around. Expanding vaccination rates among children and families is crucial to ensure we can vigorously overcome the virus.

Recent speaking engagements:

• Level Ground: Eliminating Health & Social Disparities | The Hill – July 27, 2022
• Solving the Crisis of Maternal Mortality in a Post-Roe America | 2022 NABJ-NAHJ Convention and Career Fair – August 5, 2022

Legislative Update

Dear Colleagues,

As we head into August 2022, the overturn of Roe has been a major change for physicians and our community in many states with large Hispanic populations. Of note, through Executive Order the Biden Administration has just announced the following action steps to help women who need abortion health care ...