Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 34 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Coalition for Latino health formed VTMBH Article: Author Jose Acosta VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body We have a health care crisis in the Latino community, and we are not going to be quiet about it. Politicians and elected officials who do not work to improve the poor health care conditions Latinos face, will not receive our help. Under this mission, a diverse group of organizations met yesterday in Suite 2925 of the Empire State Building to form the Coalition for the Defense of Latino Health. The same event was used the launch the report Good Intentions Are Not Enough, which documents the disparity between Latinos and other communities in health services. The report stressed that the Latino community, which makes up 27 percent of the citys and 15 percent of the states populations and has played a significant role in the social and economic development of the New York region, is suffering due to a health care crisis. According to the report, more than 36 percent of adult Latinos do not have health insurance, with devastating consequeces. For example, Latinos are at the highest risk for the asthma, Hepatitis C, cervical cancer, AIDS, and other serious illnesses; they are the twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. The blame lies on the one hand with poor education, and, on the other, with insufficient access to health services, said Dennis DeLeón, president of the Latino Commission on AIDS and member of the new coalition. We need resources and we need action. Good intentions alone are not going to improve the conditions of health in our communities and for this reason we are launching the report and creating the coalition, added DeLeón. Moises Pérez, executive director of the Dominican Alliance, said that the coalition would try to push a Latino health agenda. If we are able to introduce a health agendasomething which has been lostwith the strong support that is here today, and introduce it in the context of our community, I believe that we will advance incredibly in favor of the well-being of our community, explained Pérez. Pérez also indicated that the health care crisis in the Latino community is reflected in the fact that Latinos have the lowest rates of coverage and access to health services in all of the country. The community has to wake up and demand its rights, said Pérez. Among those present were Serafin Mariel, president and CEO of New York National Bank; Elba Montalvo, executive director of the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families; Lorraine Cortés Vázquez, president of the Hispanic Federation; and Gerson Borrero, editor-in-chief of El Diario/La Prensa, who offered the coalition the newspapers health section to initiate an educational campaign in the Latino community. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coalition for Latino health formed 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-17