| 1973 |
Founded
in Los Angeles as the Coalition of Spanish Speaking Mental
Health Organizations (COSSMHO). |
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| 1974 |
Establishes
national office in Washington, D.C. |
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| 1975 |
Changes
name to The National Coalition of Hispanic Mental Health
and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO). |
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| 1976 |
Convenes
first National Hispanic Conference on Health and Human
Services. |
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| 1977 |
Forms
National Hispanic Committee to advise President's Commission
on Mental Health. |
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| 1978 |
Convenes
National Hispanic Conference on Families, establishing
families as a priority area that continues today. |
|
| 1979 |
Begins
joint programs with Food and Drug Administration. |
|
| 1980 |
Coordinates
career development and leadership training activities
for nearly 7,000 Hispanic youth in 15 cities. |
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| 1981 |
Begins
ongoing involvement in Health Objectives for the Nation (Healthy People). |
|
| 1982 |
Coordinates
the U.S.-Mexico Border Symposium on Mental Health, Alcohol,
and Drug Abuse. |
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| 1983 |
Becomes
first national Hispanic voice on HIV/AIDS and begins program
efforts to address the epidemic. |
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| 1984 |
Launches Strengthening Families®, a training program that
becomes national standard in field. Establishes Proyecto
Esperanza (Project Hope), an initiative to prevent child
abuse. |
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| 1985 |
Begins
work on Delivering Preventive Health Care to Hispanics,
resulting in PITTAN®, a network that has trained
thousands of health care providers on cultural proficiency. |
|
| 1986 |
Forms Hispanic Health Research Consortium to coordinate
university research. Changes name to National Coalition
of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO). |
|
| 1987 |
Establishes Diabetes Risk Reduction Project. Begins Teatro projects with youth. Launche s Be Smart, Don’t
Start national campaign to prevent alcohol use. Successfully
advocates for inclusion of Hispanic identifier on national
model death certificate. |
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| 1988 |
Launches
environmental protection efforts in Hispanic communities.
Begins work on Healthy People 2000. |
|
| 1989 |
Begins Hispanic Health Leadership Program, a joint effort
with Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Publishes
first edition of HIV/AIDS: The Impact on Hispanics data and policy brief. |
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| 1990 |
Establishes CHATAN (Community HIV and AIDS Technical Assistance
Network). Alliance supported research fills most of first
mainstream health journal devoted to Hispanic health (American
Journal of Public Health, 12/90). Publishes …And
Access for All, the first national survey of Medicaid
and services to Hispanic communities. Key architect of
landmark The Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement
Act of 1990. |
|
| 1991 |
Initiates Hispanic Health Link, the first online computer
system for Hispanic community groups. Launches Proyecto HEAL (Health, Empowerment, and Access for Life). Purchases
permanent national headquarters in Washington, D.C. Establishes National Hispanic Traffic Safety campaign. |
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| 1992 |
Launches Growing Up Hispanic® network of policy centers.
Convenes first of 21st Century Community Agenda leadership
meetings on health reform. Publishes first edition of Hispanic Health Needs Assessment: A Community Guide
for Documenting Health Status and Establishing Priorities. |
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| 1993 |
Initiates Vacunas desde la cuna immunization network. Establishes
the bilingual National Indoor Air Quality Helpline (1-800-SALUD-12). Distributes over 4,500 child safety
car seats. Establishes Unidos por la salud research
and education collaborative with National Cancer Institute
and five comprehensive cancer centers. |
|
| 1994 |
Establishes
bilingual National Hispanic Prenatal Helpline (1-800-504-7081).
Publishes Para vivir bien resource kit in collaboration
with the Food and Drug Administration to promote healthy
food choices. |
|
| 1995 |
Launches Nuestras Voces National Hispanic Leadership Network
for Tobacco Control supporting youth advocacy and leadership.
Establishes National Hispanic Women’s Health Initiative
education and leadership effort. |
|
| 1996 |
Begins
work on Healthy People 2010. Releases Salud
para todas: Breast and Cervical Cancer Resource Kit
in collaboration with the American Cancer Society. |
|
| 1997 |
HarperCollins
publishes ¡SALUD! A Latina's Guide to Total Health — Body, Mind, and Spirit in separate Spanish
(HarperLibros) and English (HarperPerennial) editions.
Establishes HIV/AIDS quick response initiative that trains
hundreds of Hispanic health providers on clinical issues
and protease inhibitors. |
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| 1998 |
Establishes
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Project. |
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| 1999 |
Wins Cine
Golden Eagle Award for Demuestra tu cariño:
¡vacuna a tu bebé! immunization video.
Releases State of Hispanic Girls showing that immigrant
Hispanic girls do better than their U.S.-born peers. Establishes Vacunas para la familia: Immunization for All Ages
initiative. Launches the Moving Forward: CHIP for Hispanic
Children network. |
|
| 2000 |
Changes
name to the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Awards
first "Nuestros Niños Community Service
Award.” Publishes Cuidando su corazón and Caring for Your Heart health guides in collaboration
with the American Heart Association. |
|
| 2001 |
Publishes A Primer for Cultural Proficiency and accompanying
workbook. Establishes Proyecto Ciencia® (Project
Science) and agreements with over 100 university deans
and NIH Institutes and Centers. Works with the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society to launch Latino Outreach Project.
Launches new version of web site, hispanichealth.org.
Establishes Nuestros Tesoros (Our Treasures) initiative
to support Hispanic health philanthropy. |
|
| 2002 |
HarperCollins
publishes second edition of SALUD — A Latina’s
Guide to Total Health in Spanish and English. Successfully
defends federal LEP policy achieving Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) finding of “significant benefits”
to policy and Department of Justice commitment to implementation
of policy. Releases Vacunas para la familia Immunization
Kit, as set of publications on infant, adolescent,
and adult immunization. Publishes bilingual Theater
Approach to Educating Hispanic Girls About Healthy Bones. Produces ¡Que No Le Dé Vergüenza!/Don’t
Be Embarrassed! – colorectal cancer video, brochures,
and education kit. Publishes Healthy People 2010: Hispanic
Concerns Go Unanswered policy brief. |
|
| 2003 |
Launches
bilingual Su Familia: The National Hispanic Family
Health Helpline (1-866-SU-FAMILIA) with over 5,000 callers
a month. Successfully advocates for FDA policy of Hispanic
data collection under clinical trials and revised Department
of Health and Human Services policy guaranteeing meaningful
access for limited English proficient (LEP) persons to
health services from providers that receive federal funds.
Releases report Improving SCHIP Access for Hispanic
Children and produces Rehearsal for Life: Youth
Theater for HIV/AIDS Prevention Education and Juntos
contra la diabetes videos. SALUD — A Latina’s
Guide to Total Health is named to list of “Best
Consumer Health Books 2002” by the Library Journal.
As a founding board member, establishes the Patient Safety
Institute (PSI) and successfully develops a consumer-oriented
utility for providing real-time health record data electronically
at the point of clinical contact. |
|
| 2004 |
As founding
steering committee member, establishes the the Access
to Benefits Coalition (ABC) with national and 30 state
and regional coalitions established by the end of the
year. Launches La Promesa campaign providing information
and sign-up assistance for new Medicare benefits to Hispanic
beneficiaries in 25 communities. Successfully advocates
for Medicare’s automatic enrollment of over 200,000
low-income Hispanic beneficiaries in assistance representing
over $240 million in prescription benefits over two years.
Releases landmark report Genes, Culture, and Health and with the American Hospital Association releases the
third edition of the Alliance’s cultural proficiency
manual and workbook, Delivering Health Care to Hispanics. |
