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““Ventanilla de Salud”Ventanilla de Salud” of Denverof Denver

Julissa Molina SotoProgram Director

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Ventanilla de Salud

A partnership between the American Diabetes Association-Colorado Area and the Mexican Consulate-Denver, Colorado.

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Program Description

• Ventanillas de Salud (VDS) is a unique multi-strategy component of ADA-Colorado Area’s Por Tu Familia Program that provides on-site assistence to visitors to the Mexican Consulate through three main strategies: – Information and referrals on accessing medical services available in the

community

– Enrollment in public programs

– Culturally competent, linguistically appropriate education on chronic diseases

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Using Health Services as a Window Using Health Services as a Window to Other Services and Informationto Other Services and Information

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Goals

• To improve the health status and promote disease prevention for all Latino families;

• To increase enrollment in public insurance programs;

• To reduce the levels of underutilization of public health insurance programs of the Mexican population; and,

• To become the center of trusted health information, resources

and referrals for underserved Latinos in Colorado.

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Accomplishments and Awards

• 2009 Best Community Program by La Iglesia de San Cayetano

• 2008 Mission Accomplished Award by ADA National Office

• 2007 Outstanding Community Initiatives Award by the ADA

• 2007 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award “Character, Hope, Inclusiveness

• 2006 Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Excellence in Education Award

• 2007 Colorado Rockies Hispanic Leadership Award

• 2006 Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved “Lay person of the year” for outstanding service to Colorado’s Medically Underserved

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