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Gift of Hope & Hispanic Community Outreach
Raiza Mendoza, JD Hispanic Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]/758-2744
Have you heard about… ?
Diversity
Ethnicity/Race
Cultural Competence
Cultural Differences
Cultural Sensitivity
Cross-Cultural Skills
Population by Ethnicity/Race 1940-2013
Asian & PI*
Black*
Hispanic
-
10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
60,000,000
1940 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008 2013
The Latino Boom
• From 2000 to 2008– Nearly 12 million additional Hispanics– 34% growth during period– 50% of the total population growth
• From 2008 to 2013– 1,440,087 new Hispanic Americans per year
◦ 120,073 per month– 3,943 per day
» 164 per hour
Source: Latin Force Group LLC; American Marketscape.
Demographic Profile of Hispanics in Illinois, 2007
Population and National Origin U.S. Rank1
• Total Hispanic Population in Illinois 1,923,000 5
• Hispanics as Percent of State Population 15% 10
• Hispanics as Percent of U.S. Hispanic Population 4.3%
• Native-Born Hispanics (Percent of Hispanics) 57% 33
• Foreign-Born Hispanics (Percent of Hispanics) 43% 19
• Mexican Origin (Percent of Hispanics) 78% 4
• Non-Mexican Origin (Percent of Hispanics) 22% 8
Copyright © 2009 Pew Hispanic Center
Understanding Diversity
At Gift of Hope we understand diversity and the need to reach out to the Hispanic community in a culturally sensitive way.
We have:• Hispanic Outreach Coordinator• Hispanic Requestors • Hispanic Hospital Development Staff• Hispanic Tissue Requestors working at the DRC
Unique Challenges for Hispanics
1. Language & Communication Barriers
2. Undocumented Citizens
3. Uninsured
4. Beliefs and Myths
Our Outreach/Programs
• Hispanic Hospitals & Community Council
• Health Fairs• Univision• Telemundo• Radio• Lunch Wagons• Hospitals Donor Drives
• Presentations • Churches Donor
Drives• Mexican Consulate• Un Buen Doctor
Magazine• Supermarket
Advertising Campaign
Hispanic Hospital & Community Council
Goals of the Hispanic Council:
• Provide a global vision and direction for addressing issues in the Hispanic community and encouraging support for organ and tissue donation
• Identify efficient ways to educate the Hispanic community about organ and tissue donation
• Increase the number of Hispanic registrations as well as the donation rate
Univision
• Weekly television segments
• Community Events
• Sporting Events
• Seminars/Town Hall Meetings
• Advertising Campaign
Other Outreach Initiatives
• Mexican Consulate
• Un Buen Doctor Magazine
• Supermarket Advertising Campaign