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FEATURED STORIESHospital Supplier Diversity ForumThe National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health has taken a leadership role in addressing supplier diversity opportunities within medical centers and hospital facilities by partnering with the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA), to host a "How to do Business with Medical Centers and Hospitals" forum on Monday, November 26, 2007, from 5:30pm-8:30pm in New York City, with hospital buyers representing medical centers and hospital facilities in New York & New Jersey. The forum, which will include a networking session and dinner buffet, will discuss the process for conducting business with hospitals and the relationship between GNYHA and Premier, Inc., the group purchasing organization for the American Hospital Association. For further information on NHCCH membership and to register for the event, please visit: www.NHCCH.com For more information and details click here AHHE Convenes Meeting Of Hospital Middle ManagersOn October 25th, AHHE hosted its first Middle Manager’s Dinner attended by the middle managers recognized at our 2007 Annual Healthcare Diversity Awards Gala at the United Nations. The reception and dinner was held in the private dining room of Rosa Mexicano Restaurant at Lincoln Center. The Middle Manager’s Co-Chairs, Andy Nieto of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Diana Santos of Bellevue Hospital Center, reaffirmed their support for the Council and will be scheduling a follow-up meeting to draft an agenda for the group. LatinaCultural/Savanaah, GAWe are glad to welcome Community Navigators & Interpreters, Inc., (CNI) of Savannah, GA as our newest State Delegate Network partner. CNI has evolved from only providing medical interpreting to now providing bilingual patient and community navigators, not only for LEP patients but, also for other community based agencies. Their mission is to help reduce the many barriers to health care that LEPs face. Community Navigators has successful relationships with a long list of agencies which come in contact with Georgia’s new immigrant population. “El Dia de la Mujer Latina, Inc.” (www.diadelamujerlatina.org) is our newest and most compatible partner in terms of our mission. The president of CNI, Mariela Orellana, has just been appointed to be the new Southeast GA District coordinator for Dia de Mujer Latina’s (DML) initiatives., Mariela Orellana. President, Community Navigators & Interpreters, Inc., Savannah, GA For more information and details click here AHHE & NHCCH NATIONAL NEWSEmployer-Sponsored Health Plan Costs Expected To Increase 8.7% in 2008, According to StudyKaiser Daily Health Policy Report: Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums increased by more than twice the rate of inflation in 2007, and costs are expected to continue to rise next year, with employees shouldering more of the costs, according to a study released Monday by Hewitt Associates, Dow Jones reports. The study was based on survey data that included 1,800 health plans, including 400 large employers, and more than 18 million plan enrollees. For more information and details click here New Online Health Disparities Toolkit Addresses Data CollectionThe Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) on Tuesday released an updated toolkit to guide health professionals as they collect data on patients' race, ethnicity and primary language, AHA News Now reports. Intended for hospitals, health systems, clinics and health plans, the Web-based toolkit also includes recommendations for collecting data from patients with limited English proficiency and individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. In addition, HRET encourages providers to use the tool to educate staff about the importance of such data collection and to improve care quality for all patient populations. Finally, the new toolkit helps providers learn how to implement a system for collecting the sensitive information efficiently, effectively and respectfully. The toolkit is available for free on the HRET Web site (AHA News Now, 9/25/07; HRET toolkit, 9/25/07). For more information and details click here Brief Re-Examines Issues Related to Crowd-Out in Public Health Insurance Programs"Revisiting Crowd-Out," Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The brief updates a previous report by the Foundation on crowd-out, the phenomenon of public coverage substituting for private insurance, and reviews recent findings on the size of crowd-out, the effectiveness of measures to discourage crowd-out and trade-offs policymakers face in trying to prevent the practice. The brief finds that incentives for low-wage workers to purchase affordable health coverage might be a more effective way to prevent crowd-out than anti-crowd-out measures, which have been found to discourage the uninsured as well as those with private insurance from enrolling in public health programs (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation release, 9/26). For more information and details click here Small Business/EntrepreneurBusiness Booms: Latinas Opening Their Own Doors For more information and details click here AHHE & NHCCH LOCAL & REGIONAL NEWSNYS Health Dept. Launches Environmental Health Web SiteProvides easy access to data on asthma, childhood lead poisoning and other concerns. (July 2) The state Health Department today launched its Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Web site, which provides links to existing environmental and human health data. It describes concepts on how the environment affects human health and has links to projects that use health and environmental data. For more information and details click here New York Hispanic Chamber Presidents Meet to Form one Statewide Hispanic Business Coalition
On October 17th, Hispanic chamber of commerce presidents, serving on the New York State Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce and the New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, met to develop a plan to incorporate all Hispanic chambers of commerce under the umbrella of the New York State Federation of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. After a review of the bylaws of each of the two organizations, elections will be held to elect the governing body. Mr. Alfred Placeres will serve as President Emeritus of the newly structured organization. The meeting, attended by George A. Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, President & CEO of the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health, was facilitated by Bernice Gomez, President of the Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Luis A. Vazquez, Board Chair of the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER NEWSLatino Health: California's Challenge - by Dr. Robert A. Beltran, MD, MBA, Vice President, Southern California Chapter, AHHEAlthough many improvements in the health of Americans have taken place in recent years, substantial differences still exist between racial and ethnic groups with regard to health status, health insurance and access to care. Such compelling evidence of this exists that in 1998 President Clinton put forth an initiative, “Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health.” The goal of this initiative is to eliminate disparities in infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infections/AIDS and immunizations by the year 2010. For more information and details click here UPCOMING EVENTSFirst Regional Hospital Supplier Diversity Forum on Monday, November 26, 2007.The Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) and the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health, will be hosting a Regional Hospital Supplier Diversity Forum on Monday, November 26, 2007, from 5;30-8:30pm, at the offices of GNYHA at 555 West 57th Street. Registration for NHCCH members is $50.00 and Non-Members: $250. The forum will outline the process for obtaining contracting opportunities with medical centers and hospital facilities located in New York and New Jersey. This will be a unique opportunity to meet with local and national hospital buyers. This is one of three planned supplier diversity forums planned in 2007/2008 for the hospital and pharmaceutical sectors for NHCCH paid members. For further information on NHCCH membership, and to register online for this first hospital supplier diversity forum addressing medical centers and health facilities, please go to: www.NHCCH.com 25th Anniversary Gala Reception, Monday, December 3, 2007National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP), Latinos and the American Future, 25th Anniversary Gala Reception, Monday, December 3, 2007, at Sofrito Restaurant, NYC, Angelo Falcón, President and Founder, 212-334-5722 Fax: 917-677-8593, afalcon@latinopolicy.org, For further information on the gala, please visit: http://www.latinopolicy.org Scholarship Dinner and Dance, Nuestras Visiones, Saturday, December 8, 2007National Association of Hispanic Nurses-NYC Chapter, Hispanic Student Nurse Scholarship Dinner and Dance, Nuestras Visiones, Saturday, December 8, 2007, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, New York, for further information, see: www.NAHNNY.com National Association of Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers (NAPRHSW’s) 25th Awards Scholarship Gala on Friday, November 2, 2007, 7:00-11:30pm, Hilton Long Island- Huntington, To get further information and register, please go to: www.naprhsw.com PEOPLE ON THE MOVEVerizon Names Emilio Gonzalez As Vp - Strategic AlliancesEmilio Gonzalez has been named vice president - strategic alliances for Verizon, effective November 1. , For more information and details click here First-Ever Latino Physician Takes The Reins As New President Of The American Cancer SocietyRadio and television personality and noted cancer prevention specialist Dr. Elmer Huerta has been an healthcare advocate for the Latino community. WASHINGTON, DC, October 25, 2007 – Washington Hospital Center preventive oncologist Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, has been named the new president of the American Cancer Society. He is the first Latino to head the prestigious organization in its 94-year history. For more information and details click here Time to nominate trusteesNominations are now being accepted for Modern Healthcare’s 2008 Trustee of the Year competition. The awards, co-sponsored by executive search firm Witt/Kieffer, honor two outstanding trustees for their contributions to healthcare governance, one award for small healthcare organizations—those with fewer than 250 beds or less than $75 million in annual revenue—and another award for larger organizations. 2008 Trustee of the Year nominations SCHOLARSHIPS / INTERNSHIPSInternships with Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives & National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health. Call 212.877.1615 or send your resume to: AHHEinNYC@aol.com
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