The National Hispanic Health Foundation convened the leaders from the groups we have worked with for over 20 years - collaborating on our National Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship. Those groups are called the Hispanic Health Professionals Network and all have their own annual conference, chapters, programs and members. The virtual meeting took place on March 5, 2025 and the purpose was to share key ways we can continue to collaborate with the NHHF Focus Areas:
Leadership ---- Research -----Education. NHHF activities include Leadership - nominations of HHPN leaders to commissions as we have done with physicians; Research - continue to support mentoring for clinical researchers targeting Hispanic participation; and Education - nominations of HHPN experts to media partners. Other topics voiced more than once were the need for increased Hispanic health care professional recruiting through pathways such as participating at career conferences and the interest in federal policy advocacy - especially on mass deportation and impending cuts to Medicaid that negatively impact our patients and the Hispanic, poor, rural and other communities. More to come...
If interested in participating with us - send us an email - [email protected]