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ABOUT US
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BACKGROUND
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The National Haitian Health Alliance (NHAHA) will be based in New York with regional caucuses in major cities such as Miami and Boston. A national Board with representation from NHAHA’s designated regions will form the central governing body of the organization. NHAHA will support the development of caucuses to 1) host an annual meeting 2) create a forum for region members to discuss and address region specific issues and 3) advise the national board on regional issues. Region affiliates will play a focal role in supporting and facilitating regions’ meetings and activities.
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Type of Organization: Membership
Headquarters: New York City
Regional Caucuses:
- Boston (Northeast)
- Miami (Southeast)
International: Haiti, Canada, Dominican Republic and Others
Focus Areas:
- Public Policy
- Annual conference & regional meetings
- Annual regional meeting
- Community Health Planning and Development
- Annual Conference
- Technical Assistance
- Public Information
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MISSION
The mission of the Haitian Health Alliance (HHA) is to improve the health and welfare of Haitians by enhancing communication, promoting and facilitating collaborative projects and fostering cooperative relationships among similar organizations through coordinated resource and information sharing, advocacy, capacity building and education.
VISION
The National Haitian American Health Alliance (NHAHA) wants to position itself as a long-lasting institution that can quickly respond to emerging health crisis that affect Haitians. The National Haitian American Health Alliance strongly believes that the first source of resources in community development is the community itself. The Alliance envisions having a broad membership base that pulls its strength from the contribution of experts, researchers, providers, consumers and all stakeholders in the community to create a Haitian think-tank; a top-quality resource on health and welfare issues affecting Haitians.
VALUES
NHAHA believes that the success of the community depends on the ability of its people to organize its resources in a targeted, deliberate and systematic manner and that collaboration is the key element to an organized community. As a membership organization, NHAHA’s guiding principle is based on community involvement and participation. NHAHA is rooted in the community from its inception. NHAHA is structured to ensure wide community input that represents the true realities of our communities.
PHILOSOPHY
NHAHA believes in the definition of health as not just the absence of disease but the overall well being of an individual. NHAHA believes that the health of a community is influenced by social conditions, physical environment, genetic endowment, and health care systems. Therefore NHAHA stands ready to work with not only health entities but also with other entities that do not generally see themselves as having a direct health-related role such as schools, social service agencies, transportation and justice agencies and faith communities.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Eustache Jean Louis, M.D
Center for Community Health, Education Research (CCHER)
Dorchester, MA
Chair
Yanick Sanon Eveillard, MPH
Valley Stream, NY
Co-chair
Georgette Beal, MHA
Lindenhurst, NY
Treasurer
Gina Cheron
Consortium for Haitian Empowerment, New York, NY
Secretary
Directors
Marie Carmel Pierre Louis, M.D
Haitian Centers Council
Brooklyn, NY
Joel Piton, M.D
Center for Community Health, Education & Research (CCHER)
Dorchester, MA
Danielle Fignolé Benjamin
AMHE/HIV Task Force
Germantown, Maryland
Michele Rigaud
Partners in Health
Randallstown, Maryland
Gepsie Mettelus
Sant La, Haitian Neighborhood
Miami, FL
Louis Herns Marcelin, Ph.D
Family & Community Research Center Inc.
Miami, FL
Carine Jocelyn, MPA
Haitian Women’s Program
Brooklyn, NY
Max Paillant, M.D
Haitian American Public Health Initiative & The Boston Collaborative Provider Serving Haitians, Co-Chair
Dorchester, MA
Advisory Board
Claude Colimon
Office of Minority Health
New York, NY
Edouard Hazel, M.D.
Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad (AMHE) New York, NY
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AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS
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COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
NHAHA “Healthy Haitians 2010” Initiative Framework
In 2004, NHAHA launched its “Healthy Haitians 2010 initiative” to investigate specific health disparities for Haitians in the areas of Cancer, Mental Health, Infant Mortality, HIV and Physical Health (cardiovascular disease, obesity) and facilitate the development of an action plan to improve Haitian health outcomes by 2010. The initiative is adapted from “Healthy People 2010” which is a set of health objectives for the nation that includes two overarching goals of increasing the quality and years of life, and eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health by the first decade of the new century*(see healthypeople.gov.).
NHAHA’s selected four indicators are perceived to be the most critical to the Haitian community. In line with its Community Health Planning goal, NHAHA plans to conduct related activities that would help establish a baseline of health status in the Haitian community, identify barriers and gaps and formulate an action plan to address them. This could be accomplished through assessment surveys, focus groups, community forums, and from conferences.
The information gather from these activities will be used in the organization’s Action plan and in the development of goals and objectives to shape community interventions. The primary goals of these activities would be:
- To gauge community’s knowledge, and attitudes towards health disparities
- To raise awareness on these selected health issues
- To gather baseline data on Haitians for the selected health indicators
- To identify barriers and challenges to addressing these issues
- To survey available resources and identify gaps in services
- To discuss possible solutions to address identified gaps
- To empower, inform, educate, organize and begin to mobilize the
Haitian community around these specific health issues
- To plan a course of action for addressing these health disparities in the community
» Click here to download the Healthy Haitians 2010 Initiative Framework
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