National Alliance for Hispanic Health

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (NAHH) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of Hispanics and working to secure the best outcomes. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is science-based and community-driven. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is a paid subscriber to the "Best in America" [1] seal from Independent Charities of America. Funds are not accepted from tobacco or alcohol companies.

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health conducts Signature and Demonstration programs. Signature Programs include (1) Annual STEM Scholarships: Awarded 10 high school students. (2) Health Help Hotline connects consumers to health information and services; and, (3) Hispanic Family healthy lifestyle events in 10 cities. Demonstration Programs include promoting enrollment in Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, CHIP, other social welfare programs, and by promoting models for the financial sustainability of local health and human service providers, diabetes prevention, smoking cessation, cancer prevention, and Alzheimer's awareness.

Additionally, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health participates in selected policy promotion as evidenced by collaboration on issues ranging from biosimilars to sugar sweetened beverages to clinical trials. The National Alliance for Hispanic Health provides information through its member organizations, which include national health organizations, community-based groups, universities, hospitals government agencies, foundations, and corporations. According to PBS, in 2006 it became the oldest network of Hispanic health and human services providers.

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is governed by a board of directors and managed by its president and chief executive officer, Dr. Jane L. Delgado, who has held that same post continually for over 32 years, since 1985.

The National Alliance for Hispanic Health, was founded in 1973 as the Coalition of Spanish Speaking Mental Health Organizations (COSSMHO) and has also been known as the National Coalition for Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations.

In 1987, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health was at the forefront of working with the federal government to improve its health data research for Hispanic populations in the United States. The initiative was prompted in part by publication of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' report on "Black and Minority Health" which had found more complete health and demographic data on American Indians and Asian Americans than Hispanics.

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