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Dear MLHC members, The MLHC is currently in its sixth year of operation fulfilling its mission to increase the health and wellbeing of Latino communities by organizing power for social change. Throughout this time period, the MLHC has been instrumental in a variety of initiatives ranging from environmental justice to advocating for access to bilingual and bicultural health care in our city. Additionally, the work of the coalitions Mental Health Action Team (MHAT) has continuously brought to the forefront the necessity to address the growing mental health needs that are present within our community. In 2012, the MHAT launched its bilingual Warmline initiative, which brings non-crisis peer support to Spanish-speaking individuals in need (Spanish Warmline 414.257.5333). Currently, MHAT has seven Spanish-speaking volunteers that take calls on Saturdays and Sundays from 7p.m. to 10p.m. The MLHC could not fulfill its mission without the support from general coalition members, action team members, and community partners. Thus, to better serve the needs of our community, in September 2013 the steering committee launched a membership survey. The purpose of this survey was to ascertain our memberships needs and skills in order to develop a comprehensive plan for 2014. The survey was made available to MLHC members and community representatives in an online format via e-mail, our Facebook page and our Twitter account. This report will summarize the major findings from this survey. We are thankful for your continued support and passion to improve the health and wellbeing of Latino communities by organizing power for social change.
Accomplishments 2013
MLHC presented a session titled Community Mobilization and Collaboration: the Building Blocks of the Latino Research Action Team at the inaugural 2013 Evaluation and Social Justice Conference hosted by the Milwaukee Affiliate of the American Evaluators Association (AEA). Michelle Corbett MPH, CHES, current Assistant Researcher at the Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH), joined the Steering Committee in October 2013. Her strong evaluation skills coupled with her community health education background are an asset for our leadership team. Bienvenida Michelle! The MLHC collaborated with Latinas En Accin for their Da De Los Muertos Reception on November 14th, 2013. MHAT member Melissa Waldo provided the events keynote address. Spanish Warmline volunteers finished a three day training In our own voice with Jeanette Arellano from NAMI.
Best Regards,
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Survey Respondents
Existing Members
Seeking Membership
Survey Respondents
23%
65.7% 63.6% 65.2% PHOTO PLACE HERE, OTHERWISE DELETE BOX 8.7% 5.7% 9.1%
Monthly
Quarterly
Biannually
Sectors Represented
Current Members 31.3% 23.8% 18.7% Seeking Membership 35.7% 31% 25% 18.7%
What type of membership requirements would you like the coalition to implement?
Survey Respondents 52.2% 23.9% Yearly Fees Action Teams General Coalition Meetings 67.4% 32.6%
Leadership/Advisory Meetings
Mental Health
Immigration
MLHC 2014
st The MLHC Steering Committee metMeeting on November 1 , 2013 to discuss the General Coalition January 23rd , 2014 results of this membership survey.
The following will be implemented beginning January 2014: Steering Committee will meet at a minimum once a month. General Coalition meetings will occur on a quarterly basis. Active membership requirements will entail attendance at general coalition meetings and participation in action teams.
The Steering Committee will spend the remainder of the year obtaining more information from stakeholders and community members that will inform our initiatives for 2014.
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