Jane Delgado

Jane L. Delgado (born June 17, 1953) is a Cuban-American clinical psychologist, health care advocate, non-profit executive and author. She is president and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. She is the author of The Buena Salud™ Guide book series (Newmarket Press, 2011) and The Latina Guide to Health (Newmarket Press, 2010). In 2012 the series was acquired by William Morrow an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers and published the "Buena Salud Guide to Arthritis and Your Life."

Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated with her mother, father, and sister to Brooklyn, New York in 1955. In public school, Delgado overcame early difficulties with English to rise to the top of her class, skipped 8th grade, graduated at the end of 11th grade, and enrolled at SUNY New Paltz.

Delgado received a M.A. in psychology from New York University in 1975, a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from SUNY Stony Brook in 1981 and an M.S. in Urban and Policy Sciences from Stony Brook's W. Averell Harriman School of Management and Policy.

In the 1970s, Delgado worked for the Children's Television Workshop, first as assistant to the auditor starting in 1973. On the strength of her education in psychology, Delgado was soon promoted to children's talent coordinator on Sesame Street.

In 1979, Delgado joined the Department of Health and Human Services and in 1983 joined the Immediate Office of the Secretary. Delgado eventually became Special Assistant on Minority Affairs, and was a policy staff member on the August 1985 "Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health".

In 1985 Delgado became president and chief executive of what was called the Coalition of Spanish Speaking Mental Health Organizations, dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Hispanics. She is the first Hispanic woman to serve in this position. Delgado made environmental health a program effort in 1988 and initiated the first technology program for community-based organizations in 1991. The organization has grown to become the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance). As CEO of the Alliance Delgado oversees its key components, i.e., the National Office ( with field operations in 25 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia), the Healthy Americas Foundation, and the Healthy Americas Institute (Located in Keck School of Medicine at USC). Recent efforts on personalized medicine, securing capital for local agencies, international leadership, bridging the gap between scientific discovery and care of people, and working towards the best health outcomes evidence the growth of the organization.

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