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National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations

Jane L. Delgado, PhD
President and CEO
1501 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 387-5000
Fax: (202) 265-8027
URL: http://www.cossmho.org

Mission Statement

 
The mission of the National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSHMO) is to improve the health and well-being of Hispanics. Issues covered include the full range of health and human services issues, including environmental health.

  • Geographic focus: national
  • Membership: 400 organizations and over 800 individuals
  • Other organizational activities (not directed specifically toward children): advocacy, community research, education, research, technical assistance, training

    • Children's Environmental Health Activities

    		 
    Selected activities include:

    • Common Sense Initiative (CSI): COSSMO staff serve on the US Environmental Protection Agency's CSI Council and its Computers and Electronics Sector Subcommittee.

    • Project HEAL: Program component features implementation of Hispanic Health Needs Assessment, a community-based data collection that includes environmental data elements.

    • Project ALFA: A national, multi-site program to educate and inform Hispanic communities about indoor air pollutants and prevent exposures to lead and other heavy metals, radon, environmental tobacco smoke, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, biological contaminants and other indoor air pollutants. Program features include community-based outreach and education, materials development and operation of EPA's national Spanish-language hotline on indoor air pollutants.

    • Policy Centers: This initiative is establishing policy and research centers in community-based organizations throughout the country. The Policy Centers program is developing collaborative, supportive relationships between community groups and university-based researchers to monitor and assess data on the health and well-being of Hispanic adolescents. Among the indicators monitored annually are a number of environmental health elements. The data collected facilitates the planning of prevention and other activities at the community level to improve progress toward Healthy People 2000 goals and other locally determined public health objectives.

    Please note: the information presented above was provided and reviewed for accuracy by National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations and was not verified independently by the Children's Environmental Health Network.
    Publication date: 5/5/99
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