Healthy Americas Foundation

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MI HERMANA [MY SISTER]1: THE LATINA HEALTH CHAMPIONS (LHC) IS A NETWORK OF HEALTH CHAMPIONS THAT OFFERS A SOLUTION TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF HISPANIC WOMEN TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THEIR SELF-CARE. WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF PARTNERS, LHCS CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DELIVER PROVEN AND PROMISING CULTURALLY CONGRUENT SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT CERVICAL CANCER AND BREAST CANCER. MI HERMANA [MY SISTER] 2: THE LATINA HEALTH CHAMPIONS (LHC) IS OUR NETWORK OF HEALTH CHAMPIONS THAT OFFERS A SOLUTION TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF HISPANIC WOMEN TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THEIR SELF-CARE. WE DEVELOPED A TRAINING FORMAT, CONTENT, MANUAL, AND TRAINING FOR SEVEN ONE-HOUR SEMINARS FOR WOMEN IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. LHC TRAINED 523 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ON THE LATINA HEALTH SO THEY COULD HOLD SEMINARS IN COMMUNITIES.

NUESTROS NIOS [OUR CHILDREN]: SESAME STREET IN COMMUNITIES (SSIC). THIS PROGRAM IS FOSTERS PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE A FUTURE FOR ALL CHILDREN TO HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED IN THE FIRST YEARS OF LIFE TO GROW SMARTER, STRONGER, AND KINDER AND SHAPE A BETTER WORLD AND FUTURE FOR ALL. NUESTROS NIOS HAS HAS EXPANDED ITS COMFY-COZY SPACES BY ADDING FIVE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY CENTERS, NOW OPERATING IN 25 LOCATIONS. THESE SPACES ARE STAFFED BY TRAINED CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES WORKERS TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH HABITS, AND HAVE SERVED OVER 387,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM HAS ALSO PROVIDED CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDERS WITH OVER 150,000 FREE SESAME STREET BILINGUAL TOOLKITS AND 87,300 BILINGUAL SESAME STREET BOOKS. SSIC ALSO BRINGS ELMO AND OTHER SESAME STREET FRIENDS TO HISPANIC COMMUNITY EVENTS AND DELIVERS ONLINE LESSONS BY THESE CHARACTERS TO SUPPORT KIDS AND FAMILIES.HISPANIC FAMILY EQUITY FUND AIMS TO DEVELOP A $100 MILLION FUND THAT WILL: (1) SUPPORT COMMUNITY FAMILY SERVICES; (2) FOSTER NATIONAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY POLICIES BASED ON COMMUNITY-DEFINED PRIORITIES; AND (3) RESPOND TO EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES.HEALTHY AMERICAS GENERAL SUPPORT FUND: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO POLICY, NEW MODELS, AND COMMUNICATION.HEALTHY AMERICAS POLICY FUND SUPPORTS EFFORTS IN POLICY MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF BEST HEALTH FOR ALL. FOR EXAMPLE, AS SCIENCE MOVES AWAY FROM ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACHES AND TOWARDS PERSONALIZED MEDICINE, WE DEVELOP POLICY MODELS TO INCREASE THE COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING OF HEALTH INFORMATION BY RACE, ETHNICITY, AND GENDER AS WELL AS MONITOR PROGRESS. WITH THE COVID-19 THE FUND HAS DEVELOPED POLICY MODELS TO REDUCE GAPS IN VACCINATION RESPONSE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY.HEALTHY AMERICAS RESEARCH CONSORTIUM: THE CONSORTIUM AWARDED TEN UNIVERSITY-BASED TEAMS TO UTILIZE THE ALL OF US RESEARCH HUB TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CERVICAL CANCER EXPERIENCES OF LATINAS, AND ISSUED ONE INTERNATIONAL AWARD THROUGH THE LUCY DELGADO FUND SUPPORTING ASSESSMENT OF A MOBILE GYNECOLOGICAL EXAM TABLE TO REACH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA WITH CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS.LUCY DELGADO FUND: THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE HEALTHY AMERICAS FOUNDATION THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP AND FOSTER COMMUNITY INNOVATION AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS. IN 2023, ONE OF THE ELEVEN HARC SCHOLARS WAS FUNDED TO PILOT PROJECT MESA, AN INTERVENTION TO PROVIDE A PORTABLE GYNECOLOGICAL EXAM TABLE FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS IN PERU AND NICARAGUA. OTHER FUNDED PROGRAMS INCLUDE: ACADEMIA LATINA, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, MULTIPOD, AND WAIT2CLICK, A COLLABORATION WITH THE CARTER CENTER. BUENA SALUD AMERICAS BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS IN THE AMERICAS TO ADDRESS CERVICAL CANCER AND DISEASES.SU FAMILIA HELPLINE OFFERS CONSUMERS FREE RELIABLE AND CONFIDENTIAL HEALTH INFORMATION IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH AND HELPS NAVIGATE CALLERS THROUGH THE HEALTH SYSTEM. NATIONWIDE RESOURCES AND LOCAL REFERRAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE CALLER.VIVE TU VIDA! GET UP! GET MOVING! CELEBRATED ITS 17TH YEAR IN 2023, AS THE NATION'S PREMIER ANNUAL HISPANIC FAMILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EVENT SERIES. THE EVENTS ARE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ALL SIZES, CELEBRATE HISPANIC CULTURE, AND BUILD ON THE RESOURCES IN EACH COMMUNITY HOSTING THE EVENT. THE 2023 EVENTS WERE HELD IN-PERSON IN 11 CITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIANCE COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. IN TOTAL, THESE EVENTS REACHED A TOTAL OF 19,850 PARTICIPANTS, WERE SUPPORTED BY 474 PARTNER AGENCIES, AND PROVIDED 7,322 FREE SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS.

SIEMEN'S FOUNDATION COVID RESPONSE: IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS, THE SIEMENS FOUNDATION IS SUPPORTING NONPROFITS DEDICATED TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE.

TOBACCO TIPPING POINT (ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION): THIS PROGRAM HAS PRODUCED PUBLISHED RESEARCH ON ONGOING REGULATORY AND POLICY WORK THAT PRODUCED A CRITICAL COMPONENT FOR NEW FDA REGULATORY PROPOSALS OF MENTHOL AND FLAVORINGS.