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Milwaukee Latino Health Coalition

Milwaukee Latino Health Coalition

Coming together, creating change.”

The Milwaukee Latino Health Coalition is building collective power to move individuals and communities to better health.

The Milwaukee Latino Health Coalition (MLHC) is a group of people who are passionate about Latino health. We are health care professionals, social service professionals, community advocates, health promoters, community members, and much more. Our action teams are working hard to address issues that affect the health of Latinos. By coming together, we can create the change that we want to see in our communities.

The MLHC is building collective power to move individuals and communities to better health. We are responsible for identifying issues that most affect our health and taking action to address those issues. We believe that when we organize our communities around the same issues, we’ll be more powerful to effect the change we want.

We’re responsible for identifying issues that most affect our health and taking action to address those issues. We believe that when we organize our communities around the same issues, we’ll be more powerful to effect the change we want.

The MLHC recognizes that health is determined by a variety of factors. In order to be healthy, we need to implement a comprehensive strategy to address the issues of our community, such as access to care, immigration, socio-economic status, education, built environment, and racism. We expect to live in a community where there is equal distribution of resources to ensure that everyone has opportunities for complete physical, mental, and social well-being.

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Leadership

Executive Committee members:

Chair: Maritza Contreras | American Family Insurance

Vice Chair: Al Castro | United Community Center

Treasurer: Leo Capo | Campbell Soup

Secretary: Bethany Sanchez | Metropolitan Fair Housing Council

Sixteenth Street Rep: Caroline Gomez Tom | Director of Patient and Community Engagement

Action Team Chairs:

Research Action Team: Al Castro | United Community Center

Mental Health Action Team: Melissa Waldo | Sixteenth Street

Steering Committee Board members:

Gina Allende | UMOS

Matt Crespin | Children’s Health Alliance

Claudia Evangelista Calvario | Walker’s Point Community Clinic

Dominque Hyatt | National Hispanic Nurses’ Association Milwaukee Chapter

Rosamaria Martinez | Research Action Team Rep

Allyson Rennebohm | Froedtert Health

Mariana Rodriquez | UMOS Latina Resource Center

Frank Robinson | Children’s Hospital

Bethany Sanchez | Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council

Marwill Santiago | MLHC Education Team Rep

Alexandra Urrutia-Comas | Aurora Advocate Health

Oscar Tovar | City of Milwaukee

Erika Villafuerte | Consultant

Melissa Waldo | MLHC Mental Health Action Team Rep