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April 2022 Newsletter
The Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition is proud to launch its first quarterly newsletter! Below you will find more information about the organization, highlights, how to get more involved, upcoming events, and more. With the goal of further updating our partners and the community on our latest work and initiatives, please look forward to future newsletters. Thank you for joining us as we continue promoting the health and well-being of our diverse communities in Nevada.
- NMHEC Leadership Team
Our Advisory Board
The NMHEC Advisory Board is made up of academic and community partners that strive to champion for health equity across the state. Our board members offer a fresh perspective on how to address social determinants of health using a community-engaged approach to bridge community concerns and academic research. The main task of our board members is to identify priority issues that help build capacity, inform policy, and drive research.
Meet our advisory board:
- Pamelia Atkins-Girouard, PSYD (Retired)
- Vince E. Collins (Black Queer Men of Las Vegas LLC)
- Tina Dortch, MA (Office of Minority Health and Equity)
- Patricia Y. Gallimore (NAACP - Reno / Sparks Branch)
- Mario J. Gaspar De Alba, M.D. (UNLV School of Medicine)
- Georgene Glass, CHW (Dreamsickle Kids Foundation)
- Andrea Gregg (High Sierra Area Health Education Center)
- Amanda Haboush-Deloye, PhD (Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy)
- Erika Marquez, PhD, MPH (UNLV School of Public Health)
- Tom McCoy, JD, MA (Nevada Chronic Care Collaborative)
- Jose L. Melendrez, MSW (UNLV School of Public Health Office of Community Partnerships)
- Natalie O'Neal, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA (PIMA Medical Institute)
- Kim Rogers, GPC (Kim Joyce and Associates)
- Will Rucker, MA (American Lung Association)
- Nicole Santero, MA (UNLV School of Public Health)
NMHEC Partners
NMHEC partners serve as critical community champions to address health inequities in our state. Partners include individuals as well as academic, civic, private, and community organizations that serve Nevada’s large and uniquely diverse populations. Individuals and organizations in Nevada are encouraged to apply to serve as Allied or Associated Partners. If you or your organization are not yet a NMHEC partner, please consider joining us in our mission:
Latest Reports
The Risk of COVID-19 Among the Undocumented: An Adequate Response Includes All of Us
Authored by: Belen Campos-Garcia, BSPH; Erika Marquez, PhD, MPH; Erick B. López, PhD; Amanda Haboush-Deloye, PhD, & Bliss Requa-Trautz
The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 in Minority Communities
Authored by: Erick López, PhD; Erika Marquez, PhD, MPH; Amanda Haboush-Deloye, PhD
News & Highlights
NMHEC is proud to have recently received the following grant awards:
- Vaccine Health Equity Initiative grant $1.2 million
Purpose: Increasing equitable access to vaccines in Nevada
- Health Equity And Literacy (HEAL) grant for $250,000
Purpose: Building organizational health literacy in primary care and community settings
- State Health Disparities - Building Capacity grant for $500,000
Purpose: Building capacity to address state health disparities
- State Mental and Behavioral Health YR1 grant for $249,965
Purpose: Addressing the mental health needs of people who have used or are currently using opioids as well as their families
National Minority Health Month
April is National Minority Health Month, and it is an opportunity to raise awareness about the health disparities that are more prominent within racial and ethnic minority populations. During this time, there is encouragement and action being held in a wide variety of options such as health education, early detection and the control of disease complications.
This year's theme is "Give Your Community A Boost!" and NMHEC is encouraging its partners and the Nevada community to join the conversation and help raise awareness of minority health issues. View and share our toolkit below with social media and marketing materials.
Campaigns & Initiatives
Mental and Behavioral Health Campaign
NMHEC is leading the development of a mental and behavioral health resilience toolkit to reduce stigma and empower minority communities to access mental and behavioral health resources, specifically Latinx and Black/African American populations.
We recently developed toolkits that include a variety of marketing materials that can be used to prioritize mental wellness.
Other campaigns & initiatives:
Upcoming Events
Latest Videos
Mirna (17) is the first place winner of NMHEC's 'My Why' Video PSA contest. Encouraging Nevadans to get vaccinated in honor of those who lost their lives before vaccines were available, Mirna says, “we have to do it for them, use our bodies so theirs won’t give up on them." #OneCommunity #OneResponse
Other Resources
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health
View the latest news and health resources from the Office of Minority Health:
The Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition is housed within the UNLV School of Public Health. Our mission is to promote the health and well-being of diverse communities by pursuing research, capacity building, and advocacy that recognizes the unique cultural and linguistic differences of Nevadans.
