Nashville Latino Health Coalition
The Nashville Latino Health Coalition (NLHC) is a collaboration among members of the grassroots Hispanic community and public health, healthcare, non-profit, academic and other organizations, who all share the common goal of improving the health of the Nashville Hispanic community. NLHC was founded in November 2005.
GOALS
1. To empower grassroots Latino community members to identify community strengths, needs and solutions
2. To facilitate collaboration between Latino community members and organizations based on reciprocal learning and mutual benefit
3. To increase access to accurate health related-information and improve communication between organizations and Latino community members
4. To improve access to quality, culturally-appropriate healthcare among the Nashville Latino population
2. To facilitate collaboration between Latino community members and organizations based on reciprocal learning and mutual benefit
3. To increase access to accurate health related-information and improve communication between organizations and Latino community members
4. To improve access to quality, culturally-appropriate healthcare among the Nashville Latino population
What we do
NLHC employs a community-based, participatory approach which emphasizes community empowerment, capacity building, and shared decision-making power. Come get involved!
Current projects include:
Current projects include:
- Nashville Bilingual Health Guide for persons without health insurance, to encourage prevention and early treatment
- A study of a social marketing campaign to increase use of the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer
- Collaborating with universities and Progreso Community Center on childhood obesity prevention research projects
- We are planning more initiatives!
Organizations involved
Member Organizations (voting):
American Diabetes Association, Middle TN Chapter
American Cancer Society
Disability Law and Advocacy Center
Health Assist Tennessee
Hope Clinic for Women
Meharry Medical College, Prevention Research Unit
Meharry Medical College, Family & Community Medicine
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) of Nashville and Davidson County
Progreso Community Center
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Tennessee Justice Center
Tennessee State University
University Community Health Services
United Neighborhood Health Services
Vanderbilt Center for Health Services
Vanderbilt Office for Community Engagement
Vanderbilt Division of Epidemiology
Affiliate Organizations (non-voting):
American Heart Association, State Health Alliance
Meharry Medical College, Cancer Clinical Trials/Education
Metro Social Services
Nashville Cares
Faith Family Medical Clinic
Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, Public Relations and Community Development
Planned Parenthood of Middle & East Tennessee
American Diabetes Association, Middle TN Chapter
American Cancer Society
Disability Law and Advocacy Center
Health Assist Tennessee
Hope Clinic for Women
Meharry Medical College, Prevention Research Unit
Meharry Medical College, Family & Community Medicine
Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) of Nashville and Davidson County
Progreso Community Center
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Tennessee Justice Center
Tennessee State University
University Community Health Services
United Neighborhood Health Services
Vanderbilt Center for Health Services
Vanderbilt Office for Community Engagement
Vanderbilt Division of Epidemiology
Affiliate Organizations (non-voting):
American Heart Association, State Health Alliance
Meharry Medical College, Cancer Clinical Trials/Education
Metro Social Services
Nashville Cares
Faith Family Medical Clinic
Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, Public Relations and Community Development
Planned Parenthood of Middle & East Tennessee
