Thank you all legislators, sponsors and participants for attending the NHCSL 5th National Summit

Summit Sponsors:
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
AT&T Services, Inc.
Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.
Burger King Corporation
Comcast Corporation
Ford Motor Company Fund
HITN
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Merck & Co. Inc.
National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
PhRMA
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
The Coca-Cola Company

2007 Trends in State Public Health Legislation
Get summaries and lists of state bills in more than 15 public health issue areas including chronic disease prevention, health disparities, oral health, HIV/STD prevention and immunizations at http://www.healthystates.csg.org.

CDC Launches Redesigned Spanish Web site 'CDC en Español
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Spanish-language Web site, CDC en Español, provides accurate, up-to-date information in Spanish on health issues of special interest to Hispanic communities, including information on a wide range of health promotion and disease prevention topics. Visit http://www.cdc.gov/spanish
 


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Delaware State Representative Joseph Miro was sworn in as NHCSL’s new president at the 5th National Summit held in Miami, Florida. The swearing-in ceremony and Oath of Office was delivered to Rep. Miro by Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio before an audience of Hispanic state legislators, corporate executives, educators, policymakers, and other national, state and local elected officials. Representative Miro will serve a two-year term as NHCSL president.

At the NHCSL 5th National Summit held last month, Arizona State Representative Ben Miranda received the John S. Martinez Excellence in Leadership Award.

The John S. Martinez Excellence in Leadership Award is named in honor of the late John S. Martinez, former Connecticut State Representative and NHCSL President in 2001-2002. The award is presented annually to a Hispanic legislator who embodies passion, dedication and great achievement in his/her political career.

“I am proud, honored and truly humbled to be recognized by the NHCSL. State Representative John S. Martinez’s legacy continues to live through the work and commitment of all members of NHCSL,” said Representative Miranda.

Students from Colorado, Florida, Illinois and Maryland to participate in public policy internships

NHCSL announced the recipients of the John S. Martinez Scholarship Fund. The recipients were awarded a $1500 scholarship at the NHCSL 5th National Summit that was held in Miami, Florida.

The focus of the scholarship fund is to develop Hispanic leaders through work experience and learning opportunities within the public service arena. The scholarships are funded from a $150,000 grant to NHCSL from the Comcast Foundation and will be applied over the next three years.

The NHCSL scholarship recipients for the first year of the program include: Irene Romulo, Veronica Morales, and Mayra Lopez from Illinois; Andrew Navarro, Stephanie Ramones, and Dianna Medina from Florida; Deanna Chavez, Guillermo Barriga, and Monique Rodriguez from Colorado; Mauricio Maldonado, Marisol Williams, and Daniela Alvarez from Maryland.

The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) is the preeminent organization representing the interests of 300 Hispanic state legislators from all states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States. Founded in 1989 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)3, NHCSL is a catalyst and advocate for joint action on issues of common concern, such as health, education, immigration, homeownership and economic development to all segments of the Hispanic community. NHCSL also works to design and implement policies and procedures that will impact the quality of life for Hispanic communities; serves as a forum for information exchange and member networking; an institute for leadership training; a liaison with sister U.S. Hispanic organizations; a promoter of public/private partnerships with business and labor; and a partner with Hispanic state and provincial legislators and their associations representing Central and South America.