Message from the President

George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero
National President
Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives &
President and CEO
National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health

Welcome to the first issue of Latino Health and Business
E-News

IN THIS ISSUE

• Local and Regional News
• National News
• Upcoming Events
• Scholarships/Internships
• Useful Links

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Nelson Vega-Garcia
MHA, FACHE, CMPE, EFPM
AHHE Board Member

Professional Association Partners

• Association of Hispanic Mental Health Professionals
• Association of Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers
• Dominican Medical Association
• Hispanic Dental Association
• National Association of Hispanic Nurses
• National Hispanic Medical Association

Professional Membership Associations

• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
• Medical Group Management Association:

Affiliate Members

• SUNY Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn
• New York University Medical Center
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
• South Manhattan Healthcare Network/Bellevue Hospital Center
• The Mount Sinai Hospital
• Witt/Kieffer
• St. Barnabas Hospital
• Harlem Hospital Center, Generations+/Northern Manhattan Health Network
• Lutheran Medical Center
• Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center/North Brooklyn Health Network
• Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center

AHHE and NHCCH Local and Regional News

• 2007 Annual Healthcare Diversity Awards Gala on May 17th, at the United Nations: At our 2007 Annual Healthcare Diversity Awards Gala last week at the UN, attended by a sold-out audience of over 300 Hispanic providers, business leaders and members of the diplomatic community, we had the unique opportunity to recognize our distinguished honorees and hospital middle managers.
• AHHE/NHCCH Grant application to the NYS Health Foundation with Maximus: The Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives (AHHE) and the National Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on Health (NHCCH), in collaboration with Maximus, a national government contractor, based in Virginia with more than 5,200 employees, have submitted a grant proposal to implement an outreach program to target "hard to reach" Hispanic businesses by creating a campaign in New York City to promote public insurance for employees of small Hispanic employers.
• Latinos on the Move (Middle Manager Awardees Gala 2007)
• Editorial: "An Introduction to Managed Care: What It Means To You." by Nelson Vega-Garcia, Editor, Latino Health and Business E-News

AHHE and NHCCH National News

• New Online Journal on Health Disparities, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, http://www.ccph.info
• Sen. Grassley Requests GAO Investigation of Not-for-Profit Hospitals, Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, http://kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports
• Survey finds little progress on diversity: Diversity in the leadership ranks of hospitals and healthcare systems improves an organization's culture and helps boost business, but most chief executives, human-resource officials and other top management personnel see scant progress in closing the diversity leadership gap, according to a new national survey

Upcoming Events

June 2007
(date to be announced)

General Membership Meeting
(Open to Non-Members)

Demonstration of AHHE website features for
Chief Marketing Officers

Keynote Speaker
(Invited)
NYC Council Member, Gale A. Brewer
Chair, Technology in Government Committee

Scholarships/Internships

Internships 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

Bell Labs Fellowships for under-represented minorities

http://www.bell-labs.com/

Student Inventors Scholarships

http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

Student Video Scholarships

http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

Coca-Cola Two-Year College Scholarships

http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships

http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

Get the complete list at AHHE.org

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SPECIAL THANKS

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