Related Link: http://www.hispanichealth.orgJane L. Delgado, Ph.D., is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance). Alliance community based members provide services to over 14 million Hispanics and national organizational member serve over 100 million consumers.
Dr. Delgado, was recently appointed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to the Board of Directors of the Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics Research Center. Additionally, Dr. Delgado serves on the board of the Kresge Foundation (Chair, Audit; Chair, Special Opportunities), Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute (Executive Committee), National Consumers League, Northern Virginia Health Foundation (Founding board; Chair, Audit), and the Health Foundation for the Americas (Secretary). Dr. Delgado came to her position at the Alliance after serving in the Immediate Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Working under then DHHS Secretary Margaret Heckler, she was a key force in the development of the landmark "Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health." She served in DHHS from 1979-1985.
In 2007 she was honored as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the hemisphere by People En Español magazine and was named one of the Health Heroes for 2008 by WebMD the Magazine.
In 1975 Dr. Delgado received her M.A. in Psychology from New York University and in 1981 a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from SUNY Stony Brook and an M.S. in Urban and Policy Sciences from the W. Averell Harriman School of Urban and Policy Sciences. Delgado is the author of numerous articles and books including the nationally recognized ¡SALUD! A Latina's Guide to Total Health.
