Latino Leadership Council

The Latino Leadership Council represents diverse groups of professionals, community and faith leaders, and experts in the fields of medicine, estate planning, and more. They: 

• Bring visibility to the movement through various media outlets.
• Meet with lawmakers to advance C&C’s legislative efforts.
• Hold webinars and events for underserved communities.
• Secure endorsements from diverse organizations.
• Share their stories.

Together, we will:

• Strategize enhancements to Compassion & Choices’ policies and priorities, specific to the needs of our community.
• Identify materials that will be needed to empower Latinos around end-of-life decision-making.
• Reframe what end-of-life options means and correct misconceptions about  hospice and palliative care.

Collaborators

Compassion & Choices' many efforts have gained support from several leading national organizations that represent the Latino community.

Organization	More Information
	Ventanilla de Salud is a program developed by the Government of Mexico to provide reliable information on health topics, counseling and health-services referrals for Mexican and Hispanic families living in the United States. Joining forces with Ventanilla de Salud has given Compassion & Choices access, through Mexico’s entire consular network in the United States, to literally millions of people in one of our nation’s fastest-growing populations
	The Dolores Huerta Foundation for Community Organizing aims to inspire communities to build volunteer organizations empowered to pursue social justice. Its grassroots work focuses on civic engagement, education equity, health and safety, and LGBTQIA+ equality. They believe that those most directly impacted by inequity have the knowledge to implement community-driven solutions when empowered with the tools, training and resources.
	Latinos for Healthcare Equity is a national organization working to improve access to quality affordable healthcare for the Latino community. They have partnered with us on efforts to educate the Latinos about advance care planning, endorsed medical aid in dying, and served as a collaborator and thought partner on our work to address inequities in end-of-life care. GLAA.org
	The Latino Commission on AIDS is a nonprofit organization acting in response to the critical, unmet need for HIV prevention and care for Latinos. The Commission realizes its mission by spearheading health advocacy for Latinos, promoting HIV education, developing model prevention programs for high-risk communities, and by building capacity in community organizations. The Latino Commission on AIDS has proudly served the Latino LGBTQ population and is committed to creating and promoting a safe space. The Commission founded the Hispanic Health Network, dedicated to eradicating health disparities in our the Latino community. Guillermo Chacon, its president and CEO, serves on Compassion & Choices’ Latino Leadership Council and provides guidance on the many cultural issues affecting patients and families at the end of life.
	The Latinx National Task Force is an independent grassroots coalition of national, state and local organizations/members coming together to address gaps in resources, bilingual information, data, policy and funding. Compassion & Choices partners with the task force to strategically articulate, bridge and connect Latino/Hispanic people with end-of-life care resources.
	Research, Education and Access for Community Health (R.E.A.C.H.) is a nonprofit organization that provides evidenced-based research, information, development and implementation of programs to improve community health services and access to care in the state of Nevada. This collaboration aids in mass dissemination of educational materials about end-of-life care options within the Hispanic/Latino community.
	The National Hispanic Council on Aging has worked with Compassion & Choices to advance the full range of end-of-life options for nearly a decade. Their support has included translation assistance, op-eds and participation in our leadership council by their president, Dr. Yanira Cruz; an endorsement of medical aid in dying; and collaboration in our work to reduce inequities in end-of-life care.
	New Mexico Community Health Worker Association/ Nuestra Salud is a nonprofit organization by and for community health workers whose mission is to nurture the Community Health Worker Model to collectively improve access and quality of healthcare for people by advocating for and empowering its members. Compassion & Choices collaborates with the association by providing capacity-building training to Latino Community Health Workers/ Promotoras de Salud about end-of-life and advance healthcare planning.
	Latina SHARE is a national nonprofit organization that supports, educates and empowers anyone who has been diagnosed with women’s cancers, and provides outreach to the general public about signs and symptoms. Latina SHARE has collaborated with Compassion & Choices on the Nuestra Voz Nuestras Historias (Our Voice Our Stories) initiative to give voice to the Latino population at the end of life.
	The Mexican Coalition for the Empowerment of Youth and Families’ mission is to develop the individual, organizational and community capacities that will enable Latinos and Mexican Americans to realize their full civic, cultural and political integration into American society in the Latino community in New York. Compassion & Choices and Coalicion Mexicana joined forces to provide capacity-building training to Latino community health workers about end-of-life and advanced healthcare planning in New York.
	Howard Brown Health is one of the nation’s leading LGBTQ organizations. Through our partnership with their elder services program, we are able to better serve and participate in conversations regarding end-of-life care options in both English and Spanish.
	The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) is an award-winning nonprofit that identifies, inspires, prepares and positions Latino leaders in the classroom, community and workforce to meet America’s priorities. The HHF was established by the White House in 1988. Compassion & Choices is teaming up with HHF to get people talking about end-of-life planning, hospice, life support, medical power of attorney and medical aid-in-dying. Their involvement has included op-eds and a social media campaign to promote the End-of-Life Decisions Guide and Toolkit in both Spanish and English.

Public Education Campaigns

Resources

• Advance Care Planning
• My End-of-Life Decisions: An Advance Planning Guide and Toolkit
• Dementia End-of-Life Care
• Healthcare equity at the end life

In The News

• People en Españolpublished an exclusive interview with the iconic Dolores Huerta and the Mission and Vision Award. The online story includes the video interview with Dolores and photos we provided with our logo. The story is also available on YAHOO! news.
• EFE, a Spanish version of Associated Press, published another story, a more in-depth piece about Dolores' work throughout their career. The story, which ran in the San Diego Tribune en Español, also mentions her work for the end-of-life options movement. It also includes a photo by our storyteller Amanda Villegas, courtesy of Compassion & Choices, who shot some amazing photos at the event in Sacramento.
• El Diario NY and La Opinion (Los Angeles) published an op-ed by Antonio Tijerino and Dr. Yanira Cruz: Let’s Create a  Culture Shift in the Way We Prepare for the End of Our Lives
• Spanish interview with Pat Portillo with Public News Service for Spanish News Release: Group Files Motion to Intervene & Oppose Federal Suit to Invalidate CA Medical Aid-in-Dying Law
• Los Angeles Times en Español published op-ed by Maria Otero.
• El Diario NY published story: News Conference To Urge NY  Legislature to Pass Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2022
• LA RAZA (Chicago) published op-ed by Nilsa Centeno: Six Years Without My Son, Miguel
• La Opinion (LA ) published Spanish op-ed by Nilsa Centeno: Six Years Without My Son, Miguel
• We were on the red carpet in Hollywood with Mauricio Ochmann for the premiere of his new film, mentioned in:
  • Los Angeles Times en Español (video)
  • La Opinion
  • Los Angeles Times en Español (online)
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  • Milenio
  • Sale el Sol
  • Primer Impacto