Milestones
2000 to today.
2025
Strengthening federal grants compliance. In October 2025 we produced and widely disseminated an Executive Summary of the revised HHS Grants Policy Statement, which took effect October 1, 2025, equipping organizations nationwide with clear guidance to meet new federal compliance requirements.
Advancing biomedical research. The Alliance Healthy Americas All of Us Research Program received its third Institutional Review Board approval, further validating its community-centered research model. The Alliance was selected to lead the national mobile engagement team, reaching communities in states underrepresented in the All of Us dataset. Our IRB expanded to support partnered NIH-funded research studies, beginning with an eye-health collaboration with the University of California, San Diego. Through the Healthy Americas Research Collaborative (HARC), we doubled the number of new grant awards to 29 teams.
LIVERWISE: Healthy Liver, Healthy Life! developed the Chronic Liver Disease Indicator Report in English and Spanish, disseminated to over 200 public health professionals through four Regional Coordinating Sites. A MASLD awareness survey identified barriers, preferred messaging, and trusted information formats, and directly informed a new community brochure distributed in English and Spanish to nearly 2,000 community members and healthcare providers.
Nuestras Voces Adelante. Webinars and trainings reached 227 participants with evidence-based and emerging practices. As part of the Tri-Networks collaboration, the Network implemented a multi-state cancer prevention Community of Practice engaging participants from five states and the Cherokee Nation. We supported Spanish-language narration for an oncology patient navigation training aligned with CMS standards, and collaborated on a Spanish-language accredited continuing education module on lung cancer screening.
Community-driven health promotion. With the Healthy Americas Foundation, we hosted the 19th annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® series in 11 cities including Puerto Rico. Mi Hermana—Latina Health Champions® expanded to Mi Hermana / Mi Gente.
Digital literacy. HAF entered a Memorandum of Agreement with The Carter Center to update and disseminate Real or Synthetic 2.0, again enriched by animations from the cast of Baldo.
2024
The Alliance continued to be highlighted by NIH as a leader in the All of Us Research Program. A second IRB approval more than doubled community sites from five to eleven, moving from providing information to facilitated enrollment. Our research demo project was designated a Driver Project. We conducted charlas in five cities on community views of science and research. As reported in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Alliance Research Ambassadors recruited one in seven of all researchers on the All of Us Researcher Workbench.
We competed successfully for a new multi-year CDC grant on the prevention of liver disease — LIVERWISE, a first-of-its-kind program focused on MASLD. The Vacunas community-based approach was recognized in an article with CDC in Public Health Reports, nominated for the Shepard Science Award.
The Alliance was awarded a new five-year CDC cooperative agreement to implement Nuestras Voces Adelante, releasing three new community resources on cancer and a paper for state and local policymakers on four key tobacco control policy areas.
The 18th annual ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® series ran in eleven cities including Puerto Rico, delivering services to 21,805 people with 432 community partners and over 2,000 volunteer hours — 6,357 free health screenings and 40,770 pounds of free fresh fruits and vegetables. Mi Hermana has now trained 1,289 women. With The Carter Center we adapted and implemented Real or Synthetic.
2023
The Alliance developed a one-stop facilitated consent pilot with five community-based partners and grew its network of Research Ambassadors to 12% of all researchers on the All of Us Researcher Workbench. The Vacunas effort expanded with a one-year collaboration with the National Council on Aging supporting vaccination for adults 65+ and people with disabilities. The Let's Prevent Diabetes Program completed a six-year effort enrolling 4,813 participants; the average participant lost 5.22% of their body weight. The Nuestras Voces Network completed a five-year program and we were awarded a new five-year grant for Nuestras Voces Adelante. With nearly 400 local partners, the 17th year of ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® ran in 10 cities and was attended by 19,750 people.
We developed on-demand resources for health professionals with the opportunity to earn CMEs, beginning with Diabetes Se Puede Controlar and, with the Foundation and The Carter Center, the Wait2Click Challenge.
The Healthy Americas Foundation made it possible for the Alliance to provide expert guidance on FDA regulation of personal care products; FDA action on menthol and tobacco; reducing the health consequences of sugar-sweetened beverages; access to healthy food and beverage choices; community access to fresh fruits and vegetables; expanded purchasing power for SNAP and WIC; and cultural considerations for those with chronic disease. We provided expert review of the Physical Activity Guidelines Midcourse Report on Older Adults, and supported proposals for updating OMB's race and ethnicity statistical standards.
2022
Through our initiatives we provided over $14 million in funding to over 51 organizations in 23 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and two international partners. Published "Beyond Diversity — Time for New Models of Health" in the New England Journal of Medicine. Our community-led COVID-19 response delivered over 300,000 vaccinations; together with 2021 efforts, almost one million.
Todos Juntos: All of Us reached over 30 million persons. The Research Ambassadors Program grew to 16 universities and over 200 researchers. Let's Prevent Diabetes enrolled 981 participants. The Nuestras Voces Network released new infographics on vaping among Hispanic youth, trained policymakers on point-of-sale regulation and HPV vaccination, and trained community health workers on breast and ovarian cancer. HAF sponsored 11 university-based teams researching cervical cancer using the All of Us Researcher Workbench.
Our partnership with Sesame Street distributed new bilingual resources on healthy eating. With over 325 local partners, the 16th year of ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving!® ran in 11 cities: 18,900 attendees, 6,027 free health screenings, 56,100 pounds of fresh produce, 7,480 free COVID-19 tests, and 14,200 books given to children. Su Familia now has referral resources to 14,660 community clinics.
2021
We created hybrid approaches across all programs to maintain the high-touch experience that builds trust, and provided over $13 million in funding to over 80 organizations in 26 states, DC, and Puerto Rico. We trained 482 certified vaccine navigators and vaccinated over 640,000 people in Hispanic communities, with 27 English and 27 Spanish social media campaigns. Todos Juntos: All of Us reached 29.9 million persons and collaborated with NIH on the COVID-19 Participant Experience survey with over 100,000 participants.
Let's Prevent Diabetes enrolled 944 participants on a virtual platform. With New Mexico partners we released Prevención y control del tabaquismo for community health workers. HAF published "HPV and Pap Testing among White, Black, and Hispanic Women" in Discover Social Science and Health. We provided testimony for the Congressional hearing on the future of biomedicine. With Sesame Street we added ten new Comfy, Cozy Spaces and co-produced three videos. HAF launched the Hispanic Family Equity Fund.
2020
In a year of extraordinary challenges we moved to virtual platforms, donated 61,600 N-95 masks to local health and human service agencies, and produced bilingual COVID-19 information updated to the latest science — including a COVID-19 Bingo game adopted by the National Library of Medicine. Todos Juntos: All of Us reached over 4 million persons. The Nuestras Voces Network provided technical assistance to seven state cancer programs and hosted "Hablemos sobre los cánceres ginecológicos" with the Ventanillas de Salud and the US–Mexico Border Health Commission. Let's Prevent Diabetes enrolled 917 participants virtually. HAF launched Nuestro Futuro, Nuestras Comunidades, and Mi Hermana—Latina Health Champions. In the second year of our Sesame Street partnership we provided over 150,000 free bilingual toolkits for families and providers.
2019
First year of Nuestros Niños, a partnership with Sesame Street providing 14 communities with provider webinars on early childhood, Comfy Cozy Spaces, and bilingual resources. The 13th year of ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! brought the running total to 241,364 attendees across 121 events, 86% attending as a family, with over 104,630 health screenings provided by over 1,000 volunteers and 400 community partners. Todos Juntos: All of Us reached nearly 3 million persons. We launched a new low-interest (3.25%) loan fund for community-based organizations.
On request, we provided technical assistance to Congressional offices on the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act (H.R. 3942), the founding of the Congressional Caucus to End the Youth Vaping Epidemic, the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act (S.923), and the Personal Care Products Safety Act (S.726) — and filed comments on breast implant labeling, nondiscrimination in health programs, and enhancing the diversity of clinical trial populations.
2018
In the first year of Todos Juntos: All of Us, the Alliance exceeded its goal of reaching 811,000 persons by 270%, reaching 2.2 million. The National Network to Reduce Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities implemented evidence-based programs in all 11 CDC regions with 325 cross-sector partners, national webinars training over 500 agencies, and a bilingual smoking cessation campaign with CDC reaching over 10 million. The Healthy Americas Survey completed fielding. Let's Prevent Diabetes enrolled 224 participants in seven communities without a CDC-recognized lifestyle change program. ¡Vive tu vida! reached 229,864 attendees across 107 events since 2007 with 102,830 screenings provided. Celebrated our 45th anniversary with the international benefit "Concert for the Americas" at the Carnegie Institution for Science.
2017
Let's Prevent Diabetes launched to deliver CDC's Prevent T2 curriculum to a minimum of 1,000 participants through community-based partners. Awarded NIH Todos Juntos: All of Us funds to educate, motivate, and facilitate enrollment. The National Network to Reduce Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities entered its fifth and final year as Nuestras Voces. The Healthy Americas Initiative launched. Released a major report in December 2017 on Hispanic health.
2016
Awarded an OMH grant for the "Let's Talk About Lupus" project in 10 HHS regions. Celebrated the 10th anniversary of ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! with events in eleven communities; 169,437 people had attended the 88 events held since 2007, with 81,288 health screenings provided. The Buena Salud® Club reached 11,224 mobile subscribers and 17,232 active members. Implemented the National Caregiver Training Program for the Veterans Administration.
2015
With the FDA, released "Genes, Culture, and Health: Ensuring the Best Health Outcomes for All." Released survey results on Hispanic adults and diabetes. Supported the NYS Attorney General on reforms for herbal supplements and CDC's "It's about time" campaign. Nuestros Niños resulted in 33,195 completed CHIP and Medicaid applications. Diabetes se puede controlar produced significant improvement for the intervention group. Became a GSA contractor. First Get Up! Get Moving! held in Puerto Rico. Awarded a CMS cooperative agreement to fund navigators in Florida, Illinois, Georgia, and Texas.
2014
Releases About Our Health report on the first results from the landmark [figure and remainder of the 2014 entry are cut off on the live page, and the rest of the 2015 text is duplicated here — supply the correct 2014 text]
2013
Celebrated the 40th anniversary with the Concert for the Americas and VIDA Awards at the Kennedy Center. Started Let's Talk About Anaphylaxis and the Let's Talk About Diabetes intervention model in San Diego. Implemented Nuestros Niños: Medicaid and CHIP for Hispanic Children. Began Nuestras Voces: National Network to Reduce Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities. Convened the first Buena Salud® Americas meeting in Bogotá, Colombia in collaboration with PAHO. Launched the Healthy Americas Survey.
2012
Established a partnership with the Mexican Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform Mexican nationals about Seguro Popular through Su Familia and Get Up! Get Moving! events, fostering collaboration with the 50 Ventanillas de Salud. Launched Let's Talk About Alzheimer's. Joined the Know Your Dose campaign with CHPA. Introduced iPads at events to sign up Buena Salud® Club members onsite. Created the Healthy Americas Institute with the University of Southern California. The Buena Salud® Guide for a Healthy Heart selected by Library Journal as one of the best health books for 2011.
2011
Released The Buena Salud® Guide series in English and Spanish (Diabetes, Heart Health, Depression). Started The Buena Salud® Club, providing free reliable health information by text, email, and postcard. With Easter Seals, began the VA's National Caregiver Training Program in urban and rural Hispanic communities. Launched Nuestros Tesoros with the Kresge Foundation. The Latina Guide to Health selected by Library Journal as one of the best consumer health books for 2010.
2010
Released The Latina Guide to Health: Consejos and Caring Answers. The First Lady and the US Soccer Foundation announced a partnership with ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! Launched the revised website. Named one of the 50 Best Nonprofits to Work For by The NonProfit Times.
2009
Started ¡Infórmate! Get Informed! on HPV and cervical cancer. Released the second edition of Caring for Your Heart and of the bilingual prenatal guide. Initiated Nuestros Tesoros. Launched ¡Manténgase Informado(a)! on rheumatoid arthritis and ¡Vive tu Vida! on depression. Received "Best in America" certification from Independent Charities of America.
2008
Launched the largest STEM scholarship program in the life sciences for Hispanics, a $4 million effort. Published Hypertension: Control Is in Your Hands. Started the five-year Hablemos del cáncer program in four communities. With the American College of Cardiology, established the National Hispanic Cardiologists Leadership Network. Appointed to the board of the Mickey Leland National Urban Toxics Research Center. Began the Chagas Disease Education Initiative.
2007
Launched ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! in 10 cities as an annual family health celebration. Developed programs on hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Released the fourth edition of Delivering Preventive Health Care to Hispanics. Implemented La Promesa in 10 communities. Appointed to the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines.
2006
Continued environmental work with the Health and Environment Action Network. Increased helpline reach with the Cuidando con cariño helpline and materials addressing end-of-life issues. Published Living with Diabetes Self-Management Curriculum.
2005
Launched Proyecto Informar FDA Hispanic Outreach Initiative. Partnered with CHADD on "What You Should Know About ADHD: A Guide for Parents." Worked on eye disease education as part of the NIH National Hispanic Eye Education Project. Initiated research on Alzheimer's services in key states.
2004
Helped found the Access to Benefits Coalition. Launched La promesa in 25 communities. Successfully advocated for Medicare's automatic enrollment of more than 200,000 low-income Hispanic beneficiaries, representing more than $240 million in prescription benefits over two years. Released "Genes, Culture, and Health" and the third edition of our cultural proficiency manual with the American Hospital Association.
2003
Launched the bilingual Su Familia: The National Hispanic Family Health Helpline (1-866-SU-FAMILIA), with more than 5,000 callers a month. Successfully advocated for FDA policy on Hispanic data collection in clinical trials and for revised HHS policy guaranteeing meaningful access for limited-English-proficient persons. Released "Improving SCHIP Access for Hispanic Children." SALUD! A Latina's Guide to Total Health named among the Best Consumer Health Books of 2002 by Library Journal. Founding board member of the Patient Safety Institute.
2002
Published the second edition of SALUD! A Latina's Guide to Total Health. Successfully defended federal LEP policy, achieving an OMB finding of significant benefits. Released the Vacunas para la familia kit. Published "Healthy People 2010: Hispanic Concerns Go Unanswered." Created the Healthy Americas Foundation.
2001
Published A Primer for Cultural Proficiency. Established Proyecto Ciencia®. Partnered with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society on the Latino Outreach Project. Established Nuestros Tesoros to support Hispanic health philanthropy. Published "Are We Ready? Emergency Preparedness," assessing Hispanic community readiness after September 11.
2000
Changed name to the National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Awarded the first Nuestros Niños Community Service Award. Published Cuidando su corazón and Caring for Your Heart with the American Heart Association.