Hispanic Health Council

Hispanic Health Council Receives $20,000 Grant From Cigna in Honor of Maria Borrero

HARTFORD, Conn – February 20, 2013 – The Hispanic Health Council (HHC) is pleased to announce that its founding director Maria Borrero has been designated as the third GO YOU Award nominee. The award includes a $20,000 grant to support the programs and services. 

Hispanic Health Council: An Honorable Mention Winner of the Let’s Move Video Challenge

First Lady Michelle Obama announced the winners of the Let’s Move! Communities on the Move video challenge, related to Let’s Move Faith and Communities initiative, intended to inspire faith-based and secular neighborhood organizations to make their communities or congregations places of wellness. Hispanic Health Council’s video, “Puppets & Peers… on the Move to Prevent Childhood Obesity”, highlights three of its signature programs that together promote the three themes of the video challenge: promoting healthy food choices, promoting physical activity and promoting access to high-quality food.

Hispanic Health Council Helps Cut Through SNAP's Red Tape

The CTMirror reports that Connecticut ranks among the worst in the nation in processing food stamp applications on time and paying out accurate levels of benefits. And federal officials warn that without a "tremendous turnaround," the state could face significant financial sanctions.

Hispanic Health Council, along with its partner organizations, End Hunger Connecticut and the Connecticut Association for Human Services, is part of the solution. HHC's bi-lingual and bi-cultural counselors pre-screen would-be SNAP applicants, help them assemble the required documents, and act as a liaison between the client and DSS.

Our record: More than 80 percent of SNAP applicants pre-screened at HHC are approved on the first try! 

To learn more, listen to Sofia Segura-Perez, associate director of HHC's Center for Community Nutrition, interviewed by John Dankosky on WNPR's Where We Live.

Read more at CtMirror.com

Newsweek: For Hispanics One Size Does Not Fit All

The Hispanic Health Council's unique approach to nutrition education and nutrition assistance is featured in a June 8, 2010 Newsweek article about the challenges of tailoring public health message to the nation's diverse Latino population. Read now

Hartford Shop Donates Wigs to Cancer Patients

Jangwon Son (left), owner of Hair City in Hartford, recently donated 75 new wigs for cancer patients who participate in the DIVAS Latina Cancer Support Program. Pictured with him in his Albany Avenue shop is Denise Rivera, coordinator of the DIVAS program.   

See what Susan Campbell of the Hartford Courant has to say by clicking here.

Comadronas in Hartford Nurture Healthier Pregnancies; Build Stronger Families

In Spanish, comadrona means "midwife."

The Comadrona/Healthy Start Program at the Hispanic Health Council uses trained community health workers to promote positive pregnancy outcomes and better maternal and infant health.

Latino Policy Institute: Active Communities = Healthier People

In November 2008 more than 150 representatives of Connecticut’s fast growing Latino community gathered in West Hartford for the Latino Health Summit to discuss access to health care.

The event, hosted by the Hispanic Health Council’s Latino Policy Institute, marked a milestone in a journey that began more than 30 years earlier when a group of Puerto Rican leaders in Hartford formed the council to address critical health problems plaguing the Latino community. Read about it in The New York Times.