Jane Delgado

Jane L. Delgado (born June 17, 1953) is a Cuban-American clinical psychologist, health care advocate, non-profit executive and author. She is president and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health.

Early life and education

Delgado was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated with her mother and sister to Brooklyn, New York in 1955. In public school, Delgado overcame early difficulties with English to rise to the top of her class, graduate in the 11th grade and enroll at SUNY New Paltz.cite book
last = Ruiz
first = Vicki
coauthors = Virginia Sánchez Korrol
title = Latinas in the United States
publisher = Indiana University Press
date = 2006
pages = 885
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Delgado received a M.A. in psychology from New York University in 1975, a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from SUNY Stony Brook in 1981 and an M.S. in Urban and Policy Sciences from Stony Brook's W. Averell Harriman School of Management and Policy.

Professional career

In the 1970s, Delgado worked for the Children's Television Workshop, first as assistant to the auditor starting in 1973. On the strength of her education in psychology, Delgado was soon promoted to children's talent coordinator on "Sesame Street".

In 1979, Delgado joined the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and in 1983 joined the Immediate Office of the Secretary. Delgado eventually became Special Assistant on Minority Affairs, and was a policy staff member on the August 1985 "Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health".cite news
first = Margaret M.
last = Heckler
title = Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black & Minority Health | publisher = U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
date = August 1985
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accessdate = 2008-09-13]

Delgado became president and chief executive of the NAHH in 1985, then called the Coalition of Spanish Speaking Mental Health Organizations, dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Hispanics. She is the first Hispanic woman to serve in this position.cite book
last = Schultz
first = Jeffrey D.
coauthors = Kerry L. Haynie, Andrew L. Aoki
title = Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics: Hispanic Americans and Native Americans
publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group
date = 2000
pages = 424
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=sfmPmrL0N3kC&pg=PA444&lpg=PA444&dq=delgado+joined+hispanic+health&source=web&ots=ioofNOfoRa&sig=v1VMRfCeZZnLsqO7o7n-6Ibhi08&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result
isbn = 1573561495] Delgado made environmental health a program effort in 1988 and initiated the first technology program for community-based organizations in 1991. Delgado oversees a national staff and field operations in 20 states as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

Recognition

Delgado has won numerous awards and serves on several boards, including the Northern Virginia Health Foundation and the Kresge Foundation, where she is also a trustee, and is an advisor to both the Carter Center's Mental Health task forcecite web
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title = Mental Health Task Force and National Advisory Council
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accessdate = 2008-09-17] and the March of Dimes. In 1998 and 2002 she was named by "Hispanic Business" one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the U.S.,cite news
title = Most Influential Hispanics
language = English
publisher = Hispanic Business
date = 2002
url = http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/influentials/details.asp?id=334&year=2002
accessdate = 2008-09-13] and in 2007 was listed among the 100 most influential Hispanics by "People En Español".cite news
title = 100 Most Influential Hispanics
language = Spanish
publisher = People En Español
date = 2007-01-05
url = http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=in&cha=7&id=7796
accessdate = 2008-09-13]

In 2000, "Ladies Home Journal" named Delgado one of seven “Women to Watch," among other "unsung heroines who are forging ahead to improve our health.”cite news
title = Women to Watch
publisher = Ladies Home Journal
date = 2000] Delgado was honored in 2005 by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation with their Award for Education, recognizing her contributions to innovation in the use of technology in health care.cite web
title = HHA Honorees
publisher = Hispanic Heritage Foundation
date = 2005
url = https://hispanicheritage.org/hispanic_det.php?id=98
accessdate = 2008-09-13]

Published works

Delgado is the author of "¡SALUD! A Latina’s Guide to Total Health", first published by Rayo/HarperCollins in 1997. A revised edition was named one of the Best Health Books for 2002 by "Library Journal".cite web
title = Jane L. Delgado, Ph.D., M.S.
publisher = My Medicare Matters
url = http://www.mymedicarematters.org/PDF/Jane%20Delgado%20Bio.pdf
format = PDF
accessdate = 2008-09-13]

Personal

Delgado lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband Mark anddaughter Elizabeth.

References

External links

* [http://janeonhealth.blogspot.com/ Jane on Health] -- Delgado's blog
* [http://hispanichealth.org/ National Alliance for Hispanic Health] -- official website
* [http://www.hispanichealth.org/aboutus.lasso NAHH Chief Executive Profile]