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National Vaccine Plan
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
09.13.2011 Stakeholder Summit
Philadelphia, PA
Key Trends
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Minorities face disparities in immunization rates in America
 By 2042, over half of Americans will be minority populations
 Latinos – immigrants, mixed families with strong cultural values will be 1 out of 4
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Our nation is undergoing a major transformation:
 Cultural Competence & language requirements in hospitals/clinics and for future
providers in medical education and public health
 Health care reform expands health care coverage to Hispanics and African
Americans and increases the need for education and outreach efforts
 Quality and value payments for care that is patient centered in medical homes
 Disparities in immunization rates for minority populations remain high
 New demand for community-based health prevention and research
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NHMA/NHHF seeks to cultivate public and private partnerships to make a positive
impact promoting prevention awareness & good will in new and growing Latino
communities and markets around the nation
Prevention Strategy 2011
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Healthy and Safe Community Environments: Create, sustain, and
recognize communities that promote health and wellness through
prevention.
Clinical and Community Preventive Services: Ensure that
prevention-focused health care and community prevention efforts
are available, integrated, and mutually reinforcing.
Empowered People: Support people in making healthy choices.
Elimination of Health Disparities: Eliminate disparities, improving the
quality of life for all Americans.
Immunizations – especially through States (ACA) and with Federal
and State and Local public health infrastructure
National Vaccine Plan –
Awareness & Programs
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Health Communications for informed
decision-making – patients,community,
policymakers
 Messages
that are culturally competent,
language and literacy appropriate, social
media, portals, minority populations
 Community– schools, parents, leaders
 Educate policymakers on prevention benefits,
for population based programs
National Vaccine Plan - Access
Develop, implement, and evaluate
population based campaign efforts through
safety-net (clinics, doctors, nurs homes,
caregivers, hospitals)
 Collaborate with health sector partners
(pharmacy, insurance company, etc.) and
community leaders
 State coalition building needed for
preparedness activities in communities
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NHMA/NMA/OMH Experience
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Advisory Committee for OMH targeted 8 cities effort
Increased awareness of HHS Flu Campaign thru email
blasts, list serves, mailings and CDC link to
website/newsletters to networks – 15,000 +
Regional Forums – Houston - Congresswoman Jackson
Lee; NY; Atlanta; Kansas City – with Regional Directors,
RHAs, OMH, CDC, local PH leaders & providers from
hospitals, med & public health schools, clinics, practices
and media and CBOs – and info sent to other 4 cities
Press releases – hundreds of thousands
Media interviews – TV, radio
Identified physicians interested in research activities
Minority Health 2011
ACA: OMH, NIMHD, HHS Agencies
National Partnership for Action:
 Awareness of health disparities
 Leadership to address health disparities at all levels
 Health System and Experience
 Cultural Competence & Diversity of Workforce
 Data, Research and Evaluation
 Federal Interagency Team - NEW
 Regional Advisory Councils – NHMA nominees.
HHS Strategic Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Health; Tricaucus New Bill coming Sept.
NHMA & NHHF– Who are We?
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Established in 1994 in DC, NHMA is a non-profit
501c6 association representing 45,000 Hispanic
physicians in the U.S.
Mission: to empower Hispanic physicians to
improve the health of Hispanic populations with
Hispanic medical societies, residents, students
and public and private partners.
Established in 2002, NHMA’s foundation,
National Hispanic Health Foundation, a nonprofit 501c3 foundation for research & education
activities – affiliated with NYU Wagner Graduate
School of Public Service
NHMA Board of Directors
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Kathy Flores, MD, Chairwoman,
Director, UCSFresno Latino Research
Center
Ciro Sumaya, MD, MPHTM, Past
Chairman, founding Dean, Texas A&M
Rural public Health School
Louis Aguilar, MD, Treasurer, Tucson,
AZ
Sam Arce, MD, ViceChair, NYC
Onelia Lage, MD, Secretary,
Professor, Pediatrics, U of Miami
Elena Rios, MD, President/CEO
Washington, DC
Carol Brosgart, MD, San Francisco,
CA
Emilio Carrillo, MD, MPH, Professor,
Cornell Weill School of Medicine
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Jorge Girotti, PhD, Assoc. Dean, U of
Illinois, Chicago Medical School
Paloma Hernandez, MPA, CEO, Urban
Health Inc.
Leonora Lopez, MD, Chairwoman,
Council of Medical Societies, Alb, NM
Jorge Puente, MD, Regional President
of Asia, Pfizer
Joan Reede, MD, MPH, Associate
Dean, Harvard School of Medicine
Jaime Rivera, MD, Consultant, DE
Richard Zapanta, MD, Monterey Park,
CA
Vanessa Salcedo, MD, Chairwoman,
Council of Residents
Ray Morales, Coordinator, Latino
Medical Students Association
NHHF Board of Directors
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Mark Diaz, MD
Chairman, Principal, Alivio
Medical Group,
Sacramento, CA
Conchita Paz, MD
Secretary -Treasurer,
Principal, Family Care
Associates,
Las Cruces, NM
Elena Rios, MD, MSPH
President, NHHF, NY
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Jo Ivey Boufford, MD
President, New York Academy
of Medicine
Gary Pelletier
Director,
Pfizer Helpful Answers
Miguel Sanchez, MD
Professor, Dermatology
NYU School of Medicine
Yasmine Winkler, United
Healthcare
National Hispanic Medical
Association – what do we do?
Serve as a resource for White House,
Congress, and Federal agencies on health
policies and programs
 Support Hispanic physician leadership at
national and state level
 Provide networking opportunities for
advancement of Hispanic health
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National Hispanic Medical
Association Programs
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Resource:
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Federal government
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Private sector
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Provide technical assistance to corporate health programs
Nominate members to corporate boards
Leadership Development:
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Capitol Hill Briefings on Hispanic health Issues to eliminate health disparities (10/12)
Programs such as Flu Campaign with OMH and NMA
Nominate members to Federal advisory commissions
NHMA Leadership Fellowship
NHMA Resident Leadership Program
National Hispanic Health Professions and Medical Societies Leadership Institutes
Networking:
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NHMA 16th Annual Conference, Apr. 26-29, 2012
Regional Health Reform Events – NYC, Los Angeles, Miami, DC, El Paso.
NHMA Network 2011
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Hispanic State and Regional Medical Societies
National Hispanic Health Professional
Leadership Network
 National Association of Hispanic Nurses
 Hispanic Dental Association
 Latino Caucus of APHA
 Latino Forum of Health Executives
 Assoc of Hispanic Health Execs of NY
 Regional Mental Health Associations
Latino Medical Student Association
National Hispanic Health
Foundation – what we do?
Education
 Research
 Support Hispanic health professionals and
health professional students
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NHHF Selected Programs
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Education
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Research
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Kellogg Foundation Child Obesity in CA and NY
Policy research, eg. Increasing Diversity for Title VII at HRSA,
Summit Report supported by the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
National Center for Hispanic Community Health Research (in
progress)
 Training and Recruitment of Hispanic researchers
 Clinical Trials – future
Health Professional Student Scholarship Fund
How to contact NHMA & NHHF
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NHMA - www.nhmamd.org
NHHF - www.nhmafoundation.org
Portal - www.hispanichealth.info
Hispanic Health Professional Student
Scholarship Galas
 Santa Monica-Nov.10th /NYC-Dec.1st
NHMA 16th Annual Conference – “Innovations
that Improve Hispanic Health” Washington, DC,
Apr. 26-29, 2012