National Hispanic Medical Association

The National Hispanic Medical Association, a non-profit association representing 36,000 licensed Hispanic physicians in the United States, was established in 1994 to improve the health of Hispanics and other underserved populations.  As a rapidly growing national resource based in Washington, D.C., National Hispanic Medical Association provides policymakers and health care providers with expert information and support in strengthening health service delivery to Hispanic communities across the nation.  At its inception, the National Hispanic Medical Associationheld strategic planning meetings with physicians to identify the most critical issues facing Hispanic physicians to define a blueprint of future activities in the following areas: delivery system, medical education, research, policy and communications.  The National Hispanic Medical Association is targeting obesity as a major health concern for Hispanics and other underserved populations, and has recently undertaken an initiative that calls for a national education campaign on diabetes and obesity in conjunction with their medical societies in New York, Texas and California.  They also created a health portal, www.HispanicHealth.info, to provide important information on obesity, diabetes and other critical health issues.

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