Programs
NAHH serves Hispanic communities nationwide through its member frontline health providers and organizations. Its areas of health research and information services include diabetes, heart health, high blood pressure, mental health, fitness, physical activity, healthy eating, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, environmental health and health insurance, among others.
NAHH focuses on four program goals: building a base of knowledge, increasing public awareness, sponsoring collaborative networks and strengthening community infrastructure for Mexican American, Puerto Ricans, Cuban American, Central American and Latin American populations. Among its key programs are bilingual health resources hotlines, co-sponsored with the Centers for Disease Control. In 1999 the NAHH published The State of Hispanic Girls, publishing research showing that "greater acculturation among Hispanic girls is tied to poorer health and educational outcomes."
NAHH sponsors the Health Environment Action Network (HEAN), equipping volunteers with Eco-Pacs to monitor pollution levels in Hispanic majority areas. Eco-Pacs consist of video cameras, GPS locators and detectors measuring for pollutants including nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particle mass (a measurement of how many particles are in the air). The project seeks to determine the level of pollution in urban areas, involving mostly young people in New York City, Detroit, central California and southern Texas. The findings are incorporated into a mashup with Google Maps on the HEAN website.
Among its national programs are hotlines offering free and confidential health information in Spanish and English, including a Medicare Part D hotline.
The Alliance/Merck Ciencia Hispanic Scholars Program is a major five-year $4 million scholarship effort established in 2008 by the Alliance and the Merck Company Foundation. For students in three cities, the Alliance will award 50 scholarships for up to $42,500 each for students pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM fields) college degrees. An additional 125 Hispanic college students in STEM degrees nationwide will earn $2,000 scholarships.
NAHH partners with Health Foundation for America's Vote For Your Health program and with Univision to broadcast half-hour specials related to the Alliance's national family physical fitness program. "Entérate…¡Vive Tu Vida!", also in cooperation with the United States Tennis Association.
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