Jefferson Boricua Latino Health Organization

UPCOMING EVENTS, 2009 Latino Heritage Month Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, 2009 Salsa Lesson Come join the members of JLBHO for an evening of Salsa. All dance levels are welcome! Wednesday, Sept. 9 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Jefferson Alumni Hall, Cafeteria Distinguished Lecture Series "Professionalism and Humanism: Breaking Barriers, Caring for the Underserved and Uninsured" Featuring: Dr. Jack Ludmir, Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital Friday, September 18 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Hamilton Building, Room 505 Lunch will be provided. Salsa Lesson & Dinner If you missed the first lesson or would like to polish up on your Salsa skills, come join the members of JBLHO for an evening of Salsa and food! Wednesday, September 30 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Jefferson Alumni Hall, Cafeteria Jefferson Boricua Latino Health Organization Latin Heritage Month Events Mixer & Dinner Details to be announced.

The Jefferson Boricua Latino Health Organization (JBLHO), a chapter of the National Boricua Latino Health Organization (NBLHO), is a student group whose mission is to:

• educate the Jefferson community about Latino health issues;
  
• promote awareness about social, political, and economic issues as they relate to Latino health;
  
• serve to create a support network for Latino students; and
  
• recruit Latinos into higher education.

Activities

Some of the activities for 2009-2010, in cooperation with the Office of Diversity and Minority Affairs (ODAMA), include:

Weekly Medical Spanish Course

Learn medical terminology, discuss Latino health care issues, learn how to perform a physical in this free course offered at Jefferson.

Jefferson Medical Language Immersion Program (JEFF MED-LIP)

Participate in a summer abroad "immersion" program where Medical Spanish is reinforced, clinical rotations are emphasized, and healthcare issues specific to that location are addressed. The program is a 6-8 week clinical internship in the Dominican Republic in collaboration with the Universidad Iberoamericana School of Medicine (UNIBE).

Latino Heritage Month

September 15 - October 15, 2009 is Latino Heritage Month. JBLHO organizes an array of interesting and fun events that help educate the Jefferson community about Latinos and the health issues that affect them. See the sidebar for individual events.

2010 NBLHO Annual Conference

To be held January 29-30, 2010 Yale University SOM New Haven, Connecticut

Research Opportunities

The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program supports advanced students at NIH-funded programs in South American, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. Application deadline: December 3, 2009.

JBLHO Officers & Contact Information