**NIH-HEO**

**General Meeting**

Monday, May 16, 2005

12:00 p.m. -- 1:30 p.m.

CRC 6/3551

**Present**: Zhanita N. Perez, Ofelia Olivero, Migdalia Rivera-Goba,
Catalina Ramos, Sergio A. Bauza, Jr., Ray Mejia, Hideko Takahashi, Maria
G. Hessie, Alejandro Negrete, Mike Sesma, Nelly Villacreses, Ana Anders,
Elsa Berenstein, and Juan Mendoza.

# Time Topic Speaker Discussion Outcome

12:05-12:18 Welcome O. Olivero Minutes reviewed . M. Rivera-Goba
motioned to have the April 11

O. Olivero announces that Z. Perez will be minutes accepted The minutes
were seconded by

leaving the NIH in August to attend pharmacy school. Nelly Villacreses.

> There will be a four-month period where there will be N. Villacreses
> agrees to fill the position of secretary

no secretary for the NIH-HEO and O. Olivero suggests from September --
December 2005.

that N. Villacreses fill in until the next elections

in December.

12:20-12:50 HHM M. Rivera-Goba There will be a panel discussion for the
Sept. 21 event.

Topics will include HIV, diabetes, substance abuse, and

Obesity.

Some possible speakers for the panel include Yvonne Montoya

> (substance abuse treatment) and Alejandro Ayala (endocrinology).

A.  Anders suggested Ray Suarez to facilitate this roundtable

> For the sept 21^st^ event at 9a.m. She also mentioned that
>
> an economist could be included in this discussion group
>
> to talk about general health disparities with an emphasis on
>
> economic issues that affect health. She mentioned Dr.
>
> Hortensi Amaro from Northeastern University as
>
> a possibility, but noted that she may be busy during the Fall.

M. Rivera-Goba suggested Maria Warda, who has a M. Rivera-Goba will
follow-up and ask Maria if she

background in speaking and is an engaging speaker. is available.

She also mentions that a moderator is a good way of

pulling in people due to name recognition.

> Dr. John Gallin agreed to do the welcome for the

October 12^th^ HHM event.

A cultural component should be included as part of HHM.

> M. Hessie agrees with this idea.

R. Mejia mentioned that a local group did a skit on M. Rivera-Goba will
talk to M. Leon-Monzon

> HIV/AIDS at a previous HHM event, and that M. Leon-Monzon about the
> contact information for this group.
>
> might have the contact information.

During the October event, there is usually a component

that covers grant information and extramural information.

Ana Chepelinsky from Fogerty is likely to speak about

this topic.

> It was also suggested that someone from the NIH be a part

of this discussion. (i.e. Mike Sesma from NCI, also

Ofelia Olivero, Julius Gonzalez NIMH division director to

discuss opportunities for people after the NIH

Keynote E. Berenstein mentioned Juan Rivera as a possibility.

speaker A. Negrete mentioned a Hispanic doctor from Washington, whose

work was published in the Lancet regarding diseases revealed in

art.

O. Olivero mentioned Jose Apud and Carlos Zarate as

potential speakers as well.

M. Sesma mentioned if the scientific speakers have NIH grants,

then that grant should help pay for their trip to speak at HHM.

WALS M. Sesma mentioned the names of speakers who were chosen

Speakers for the WALS lecture (sponsors names are in parenthesis):

> Oct. 5= Dr. Margarita Alegria

Mar. 15=Luis Parada (Neurobiology Interest Group)

Maggie Alegria (Mood Disorders Interst Group)

Enrique Rodriguez-Boulan (Cell Biology Group)

O. Olivero thanked M. Sesma for his role in helping to secure

Hispanic speakers for the WALS events.

HHM E. Berenstein reports that the cost for posters and flyers for each

Advertisement Event is \$900-\$1000 per event.

A.  Negrete mentioned the idea to put small advertisements on the

> cafeteria tables as a way to advertise at a lower cost.
>
> E. Berenstein also mentioned that more money could be saved
>
> by not having the video cast.
>
> R. Mejia mentioned that there are numbers available to see how R.
> Mejia will follow up and determine this
>
> many people logged into the video cast for the HHM event to see
> information.
>
> If the investment is actually worth the cost and if enough people are
>
> even watching outside of the NIH.

NIH-HEO Web R. Mejia reported on the NIH-HEO website. He mentions that
Members should provide feedback on the NIH-HEO

Group everyone should take a look at it and give their feedback to any
website for the next meeting.

of the NIH-HEO web committee members.

> R. Farina has to move the site to a new web address, and there will

also be the creation of a Website of Latino scientists.

[[http://www2.cc.nih.gov/heo/]{.underline}](http://www2.cc.nih.gov/heo/)

12:50-12:55 HHS-HEO O. Olivero On June 1^st^ .there will be and HHS-HEO
Executive Board

> Executive Meeting. This is the umbrella organization of all Hispanic

Board Meeting organizations of the HHS branch of the federal government.

All members of the NIH-HEO are encouraged to attend.

M. Rivera-Goba mentioned that the Wolff Conference room M. Rivera-Goba
and O. Olivero will try and reserve

that was reserved for this meeting has teleconference another room for
this meeting.

capabilities, but that the phone system is in the back of the

room. There most likely will be a change in this room.

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1-1 :30 p.m. Mary's center Maria Gomez Maria Gomez and Beth, a staff
member of Mary's Center in

Washington, D.C. spoke at the end of the meeting to

recruit members to volunteer at their center.

Mary's Center deals primarily with immigrant students

> and deals with issues of literacy and mentoring young
>
> adolescents. Currently, they report that they work
>
> with about 500-600 high-risk students.
>
> Beth is in charge of the teen project, which is situated
>
> in Adam's Morgan. It is staffed by a pediatrician, and
>
> they have a peer educator program. This is a program
>
> where they have about 24 teens ages 13-20 who attend
>
> various high schools, which come 3 days a week to work
>
> as peer educators.
>
> The overall goal of this program is to get kids to think for
>
> themselves; stay in school; avoid teen pregnancy; HIV; STD's;
>
> and to be active/ vibrant members of community.
>
> This program is funded by the district, the federal government,
>
> and through fundraising.

They are currently in search of tutors, particularly Members exchanged
contact information with Maria

in math, and also for volunteers to help with summer and Beth to request
more information and to also

Science projects. volunteer.

Adjournment: 1:30 p.m.

Minutes submitted June 6, 2005

Zhanita N. Perez, Secretary