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