{"id":97076,"date":"2021-11-19T20:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-national-hispanic-health-foundation-nhhf-honors-leaders-and-students-advancing-latino-health\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T21:20:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T01:20:02","slug":"la-national-hispanic-health-foundation-nhhf-homenajea-a-lideres-y-estudiantes-que-promueven-la-salud-latina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-national-hispanic-health-foundation-nhhf-homenajea-a-lideres-y-estudiantes-que-promueven-la-salud-latina\/","title":{"rendered":"National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) Honors Leaders and Students Advancing Latino Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 18, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF), the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), is proud to host our 14th Annual California and 18th Annual New York Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Galas to present scholarships to outstanding Latino health professional students. We are honored to assist these awardees seeking to become doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, PAs or public health administrators. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition to celebrating our new class of scholars, NHMA will present awards to outstanding leaders in the Hispanic community that serve as trailblazing role models for these remarkable students,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Elena Rios<\/span>, President and CEO of NHHF and NHMA. &#8220;We are also grateful to our pioneering leaders and sponsors who have offered their support to bolster our communities&#8217; health workforce.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The California Awards Gala will be held in <span class=\"xn-location\">Los Angeles<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 18th<\/span> from <span class=\"xn-chron\">7:30 to 11 p.m. Pacific Time<\/span>, and the New York Awards Gala will be held in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 2nd<\/span> from <span class=\"xn-chron\">7:30 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>NHHF thanks the following health industry leaders for their work transforming their communities, academic institutions, and private sector organizations to carve pathways to opportunity for future leaders. Hispanic Health Leadership Awardees include: the Honorable <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Padilla<\/span><\/b>, U.S. Senator for <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carrie L. Byington<\/span><\/b>, MD, Executive Vice President of <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California<\/span> Health; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">John W. Graneto<\/span><\/b>, D.O., M.Ed., FACEP, FAAP, Professor and <span class=\"xn-org\">Dean, College<\/span> of Osteopathic Medicine and Vice-President for Health Affairs, California Health Sciences University; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Antonio (Tony) Alamo<\/span><\/b>, MD, Optum Care Chief Medical Director of Network Operations, <span class=\"xn-location\">State of Nevada<\/span>; <b>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Erica Friedman<\/span><\/b>, Deputy Dean for Medical Education, Chair, Department of Medical Education, Professor of Medicine at CUNY School of Medicine; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Stanley M. Bergman<\/span><\/b>, Chairman of the Board &amp; CEO, Henry Schein Inc.; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sylvia Puente<\/span><\/b>, President &amp; CEO, Latino Policy Forum. <\/p>\n<p>With immense gratitude, NHHF thanks all of our scholarship sponsors across sectors for their generosity and dedication to supporting our mission to empower and diversify the next generation of health professionals. Sponsors include: National Hispanic Medical Association, Centene, United Health Foundation, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California<\/span> Health (UC Davis, UC Los Angeles, UC Irvine, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, US Riverside), Magellan Health, DaVita, AARP, UCLA Health, Association of American Medical Colleges, East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc., Icahn School of Medicine at <span class=\"xn-location\">Mt. Sinai<\/span>, The\u00a0Robert Wood Johnson\u00a0Foundation (Princeton Fund), LabCorp, Campos Family Foundation, <span class=\"xn-org\">Midwestern University<\/span>, Univision, <span class=\"xn-org\">Charles R. Drew University of Medicine &amp; Science<\/span>, Eli Lilly, Henry Schein Inc, PIH Health, The California Wellness Foundation, California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine, OraSure Technologies, Inc., Latino Commission on AIDS, Infectious Diseases Society of America, <span class=\"xn-org\">American Career College<\/span>, American College of Physicians, National Association of Community Health Centers, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Academy Health, Weill Cornell Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals, <span class=\"xn-person\">Sylvia Preciado<\/span>, MD, Abbott, Cedars-Sinai, LA Care Health Plan, National Association of Community Health Centers, Venice Family Clinic, Univision, Telemundo, and Latino Leaders Magazine. <\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s NHHF Health Professional Student Scholarships are being awarded to exceptional students who demonstrated academic excellence, leadership, and a strong commitment to providing health care to Latinos and other underserved populations. Since the scholarship program was launched in 2004, NHHF has awarded over 300 scholarships as the only Latino scholarship only given to graduate students in healthcare disciplines in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><i>It is with great pleasure that NHHF announces the following 2021 scholarship award winners: <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>California Scholars:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Janett Ordonez<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Texas<\/span> Southwestern Medical School <\/li>\n<li><b>Gabriel Urreola<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California Davis<\/span> School of Medicine <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Camila Hurtado<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California Berkeley<\/span> School of Public Health and <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California San Francisco<\/span> School of Medicine Joint Medical Program <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Raul Salazar<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California Los Angeles<\/span> David Geffen School of Medicine <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Norma Espinoza<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California Riverside<\/span> School of Medicine <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Aileen Arevalo<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Charles Drew University of Medicine<\/span> and Sciences and <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California Los Angeles<\/span> David Geffen School of Medicine <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ely Urbina<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Mary Hardin- Baylor<\/span> Mayborn College of Health Sciences <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Gisel Velasquez<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Claremont Graduate University<\/span> School of Community and Global Health <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Delgado<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of the Incarnate Word<\/span> Feik School of Pharmacy <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sergio Chavez<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Southern California<\/span> Keck School of Medicine <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Villalvazo<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of California Los Angeles<\/span> School of Dentistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>New York Scholars:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Mariela Moreno Nava<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of South Carolina<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"xn-location\">Bluffton<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Marco Gutierrez<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Nebraska Medical Center<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Cintron Lugo<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Nova Southeastern University<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Diana Aguilera<\/span><\/b>, Milken Institute of Public Health &#8211; <span class=\"xn-org\">George Washington University<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jeanette Rios<\/span><\/b>, Icahn School of Medicine at <span class=\"xn-location\">Mt. Sinai<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Yanci Algarin<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">Eastern Virginia Medical School<\/span> <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Edith Hernandez<\/span><\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Minnesota<\/span> Medical School\/Graduate Program in Pharmacology <\/li>\n<li><b>Tom\u00e1s Rodr\u00edguez<\/b>, <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Massachusetts Medical School<\/span>\/ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-person\">Veronica Martinez Vargas<\/span><\/b>, The <span class=\"xn-org\">City University of New York<\/span> School of Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For those interested in attending our 18th Annual New York Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Gala on <span class=\"xn-chron\">December 2, 2021<\/span>, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3365140-1&amp;h=1622068959&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhmafoundation.org%2F2021-ny-gala&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhmafoundation.org%2F2021-ny-gala\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.nhmafoundation.org\/2021-ny-gala<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>NHHF is the 501(c)(3) arm of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), a nonprofit organization that represents 50,000 Hispanic physicians across the U.S. The mission of NHHF is to improve the health of Hispanics through research and educational activities. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3365140-1&amp;h=2283218711&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhmafoundation.org%2F&amp;a=www.NHMAFoundation.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.NHMAFoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  National Hispanic Health Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 18, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF), the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), is proud to host our 14th Annual California and 18th Annual New York Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Galas to present scholarships to outstanding Latino health professional students. 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