National Health Policy Training Alliance

Empowering African-American and Latino Community Leaders and Health Care Journalists

National Health PolicyThe overarching mission of the National Health Policy Training Alliance is to empower African-American and Latino community leaders and health care journalists with pertinent information about health policy developments.  These efforts will expand their capacity to address and catalyze action on crucial health care issues; bolster African-American and Latino leaders' efforts to play a more influential role in advocating for health policies that are relevant to their respective communities; and engage African-American and Latino leaders in the national health policy sharing and development process.

Toward these ends, the Alliance members, both individually and collectively, are actively engaged in efforts to fulfill the intended mission, goals, and objectives of this W.K. Kellogg-funded grant.

National Health Policy Training Alliance for Communities of Color: A Multi-Agency,
Multi-Cultural Approach to Community Health Outreach

Participants in the National Health Training Alliance constitute a multicultural collaboration on many levels. Each participant represents a different racial or ethnic constituency and each has different content and outreach strategies that are believed to be culturally appropriate for the targeted constituencies.  Members include such organizations as the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, the National Medical Association, FamiliesUSA, and others.

This partnership creates a space for building trust, and promotes cross-cultural interaction and communication. Valuable lessons can be leveraged for more effective coalition efforts in the future. The four distinct areas of focus address a continuum of health disparity challenges: social determinants, prevention, disease management, and access and quality issues.

An initiative funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation

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