WebMD Magazine Names Jane Delgado 2008 Health Hero

WebMD Magazine announced the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards today. Pick a copy of the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine and you'll see it includes a full-page profile of Jane L. Delgado, the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health for her vision and drive to inspire others to action.

Hispanic Health Pioneer Empowers Urban Children to Clean Up Their Environment

Jane L. Delgado, Ph.D., launched a program for children who live in urban areas called the Health and Environment Action Network. Dr. Delgado's goal is to help clean up some of the nation's dirtiest cities, to give children in these areas a better future. Her program, which launched in 2007, distributes mobile environmental monitors to children in cities including Detroit and Brooklyn. The children use the devices to track area pollutants and the information is reported online at HEANaction.org. Dr. Delgado is also the director of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health in Washington, DC, where she heads up programs to improve the health of Latino youths and families across the country.

Hispanics Have Huge Impact

Newsweek:

Hispanic voters didn't just leave their mark on this year's presidential election. They decided it. Four states with sizable Hispanic populations that went for Bush in 2004—Florida, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada—all turned blue this time around, adding 46 crucial electoral votes to the Democratic candidate's winning tally.

Miami Herald:

Obama is first Democrat to win Florida's Hispanic vote.

OBAMA BLOWOUT - TWO-THIRDS OF HISPANICS VOTED FOR OBAMA

According to the CNN Exit Poll: "Two-thirds of Latino voters nationwide voted for Barack Obama, while 30 percent picked John McCain. In 2004, President Bush captured 40 percent of the Latino vote."

Obama at 78% Support Among Latinos

Reuters story out this AM shows Obama reaching his own record-high level of support among Hispanics. Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado will be impacted by this if the numbers are correct.

The Univision/Reuters/Zogby poll released on Tuesday said that 78 percent of a sample of 1,016 Latino likely voters favored Sen. Obama, with 13 percent supporting McCain, an Arizona senator.

The poll, which was conducted between October 30 and November 2, found that 54 percent of respondents said the economy and jobs were the most important issue in deciding who to vote for, followed by health care and immigration, with 12 percent and 11 percent respectively.

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