National Hispanic Medical Association

FY09 HISPANIC PHYSICIANS? LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

VACUNAS! SI SE PUEDE IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGN FOR HISPANICS

HISPANIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP

INCREASING HISPANICS IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONS WORKFORCE

MEJOR SALUD - IMPROVING CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS - PROJECT ABSTRACTTHE NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NHMA) IS PLEASED TO SUBMIT ITS FUNDING APPLICATION FOR CDC-RFA-CK20-2003. NHMA?S PROJECT, MEJOR SALUD (MS) WILL BE A 5 YEAR COLLABORATION WITH AND SUPPORTS THE CDC?S GOALS OF IMPROVING CLINICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL COVID-19 AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS. NHMA WILL ESTABLISH A CONTRACTUAL COLLABORATION WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SAN ANTONIO FOR COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES AND WITH THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE FOR EVALUATION.PURPOSE.?MEJOR SALUD WILL WORK WITH CDC TO?DECREASE COVID-19 CASES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY BY BUILDING HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CAPACITY AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF GUIDANCE, CLINICAL GUIDELINES, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COVID-19 AND REEMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. OUTCOMES STRATEGY 1 ADMINISTER AND COORDINATE: RECRUIT AND ASSEMBLE AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GUIDE THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT. CONVENE BIWEEKLY STAFF MEETINGS AND MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH PARTNERS AND OTHERS. DEVELOP A TRACKING SYSTEM FOR DATA COLLECTION FROM ALL ACTIVITIES SO THAT NHMA CAN SUBMIT TO CDC PORTAL. DEVELOP WEBSITE, PORTAL AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PROMOTE FOR TRAINING PHYSICIANS ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION THE PUBLIC.SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: IDENTIFY 10-12 PHYSICIANS AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS TO SERVE ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR QUARTERLY MEETINGS. PLAN AND IMPLEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT.INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES: COLLECT DATA FROM PARTICIPANTS ON ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING LESSONS LEARNED ON BEST PRACTICES, GUIDELINES OF CDC FOR COVID-19 AND NEW ADJUSTED TRAINING TOOLS FOR PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS WHO CARE FOR LATINOS AND COLLECT AND REVIEW ASSESSMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. EVALUATE ACTIVITIES, PROVIDE CDC WITH DATA ON A MONTHLY BASIS. SET-UP SCHEDULES FOR MEETINGS, DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES. LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: EV ALUATION AND REPORTING ACTIVITES.STRATEGY 2 TARGET AND TRAIN: ENGAGE FRONTLINE PHYSICIANS AND TRAIN THEM AS FELLOWS WITH 3 PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES (LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA, NYC, NY, CAMERON COUNTY, TX) OVER 9 MONTHS PER YEAR AND LEAD TRAINING IN CDC BEST PRACTICES FOR THE BROADER WORKFORCE THROUGH MONTHLY WEBINARS SUPPORTING THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES.SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: NEW GUIDANCE IS INFORMED BY TARGET FRONTLINE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PERSONNELINTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES: EXPANDED PARTICIPATION AND REACH OF BROADER HEALTH WORKFORCE AMONG LATINO POPULATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT INCREASE RISK FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASESLONG-TERM OUTCOMES: IMPROVED CLINICAL OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH OR WHO ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASESSTRATEGY 3 DISSEMINATE AND ADOPT: SUPPORT CDC IN THE DISSEMINATION AND ADOPTION OR IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDANCE, CLINICAL GUIDELINES, AND BEST PRACTICE FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE SOCIAL MEDIA, PODCASTS, VIDEOS, LIST SERVES, TWITTER CHATS, WEBSITES, PORTAL AND HEALTH EQUITY REPORT CARDS.SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES: INCREASED DISTRIBUTION OF EXISTING GUIDANCE FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING DISEASES TO THE CONTINUALLY EXPANDING TARGET AUDIENCE OF LATINOS AND HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE WHO CARE FOR LATINOS.INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES: INCREASED NUMBER OF LATINOS AND HCP WHO UNDERSTAND THE BEST PRACTICES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.LONG-TERM OUTCOMES: DECREASE THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19 AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

NHMA COLLEGE HEALTH SCHOLARS PROGRAM

NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PARTNERING AND COMMUNICATING TOGETHER - PROJECT ABSTRACTHIV/AIDS CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE IN THE US. THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF NEW DIAGNOSES DECREASED 7% FROM 2014 TO 2018, BUT HISPANICS/LATINOS ACCOUNTED FOR 27% OF THE NEW HIV DIAGNOSES. AS THE LARGEST AND FASTEST-GROWING MINORITY IN THE US, COUPLED WITH DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF HIV/AIDS, HISPANICS ARE CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT TO PRIORITIZE IN HIV PREVENTION AND CARE EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY AMONG MSM AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN. THE NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (NHMA) PROPOSAL FOR PARTNERING AND COMMUNICATING TOGETHER (CATEGORIES A AND B) WILL INCREASE HIV AWARENESS, REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS, IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND SUPPORT CDC?S LET?S STOP HIV TOGETHER (TOGETHER) CAMPAIGN.THE PURPOSE OF THE NHMA PROJECT IS TO MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND REACH OF THE TOGETHER CAMPAIGN BY STRATEGICALLY DISSEMINATING HIV PREVENTION DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS IMPLEMENTING EVENTS IN KEY U.S. JURISDICTIONS THAT FOCUS ON HIV AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. NHMA WILL HOLD 10 EVENTS PER YEAR AT THE NHMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND CHAPTER FORUMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK CITY, PUERTO RICO, AND KEY AREAS WITH PARTNERS TO REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG HISPANICS AT HIGHEST RISK, INCREASE REFERRALS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND CREATE IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR HISPANICS WITH HIV. SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASE EXPOSURE TO THE CDC?S HIV CAMPAIGN MATERIALS AND MESSAGES AND HIV-RELATED INFORMATION-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AMONG HISPANICS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV, WITH HIV AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS; AND INCREASE PARTNER ENGAGEMENT. THESE WILL LEAD TO INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES THAT INCLUDE INCREASE CROSS-COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND FAVORABLE ATTITUDES FOR AND INCREASE HIV PREVENTION, TESTING, AND REFERRAL STRATEGIES; INCREASE HIV-RELATED COMMUNICATION AMONG PARTNERS, INCREASE REFERRALS AND LINKAGE TO CARE AMONG HISPANICS WITH HIV, AND INCREASE ADOPTION OF HIV SCREENING, PREVENTI ON, AND CARE AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE NHMA?S EXISTING NETWORKS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS USING EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES THAT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DIVERSITY IN THE US HISPANIC COMMUNITY, INCLUDING DIFFERENCES IN MEDIA USE AND TRUST OF HEALTH INFORMATION SOURCES. A MASS MEDIA STRATEGY, INCLUDING AD PLACEMENTS AND BROADCASTS, WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY ONLINE DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY, EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS, TAILORED NHMA AND PARTNER WEBSITES, UPDATED HISPANIC HEALTH PORTAL, AND A VIRTUAL HISPANIC HIV COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. THESE STRATEGIES WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION AT NHMA?S ANNUAL CONFERENCE (INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AND NETWORKING ACTIVITIES), LOCAL CHAPTER FORUMS, WEBINARS OF MESSAGING OF THE TOGETHER CAMPAIGN. FINALLY, NHMA WILL WORK WITH NEW PARTNERS. NHMA PROPOSES A SPECIFIC EVALUATION STUDY TO EXAMINE IN GREATER DEPTH THE IMPACT OF CDC?S CAMPAIGN MESSAGING ON THE PARTICIPANTS? AWARENESS, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS, AND WHETHER THIS TRANSLATES INTO ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY-WIDE CHANGES IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS. NHMA SERVES AS THE LEADING NATIONAL RESOURCE AND ADVOCATES TO IMPROVE HISPANIC HEALTH. NHMA WILL BRING A SUBSTANTIAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF IMPACTING POLICY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED HISPANIC HEALTH, KNOWLEDGE OF AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THE NATIONAL REACH TO EFFECTIVELY EXTEND CDC?S NATIONAL TOGETHER CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE HIV AWARENESS, REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES AMONG HISPANICS.

NHHF HISPANIC LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP

NHMAS PROYECTO CONSCIENTE (PROJECT AWARE) WILL EXTEND CDCS NATIONAL ACT AGAINST AIDS (AAA) CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE HIV AWARENESS, REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTI

2008 EARMARK FUNDS FOR NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

NHMAS PROYECTO CONSCIENTE (PROJECT AWARE) WILL EXTEND CDCS NATIONAL ACT AGAINST AIDS (AAA) CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE HIV AWARENESS, REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTI