About Us
The Latino Health for All Coalition engages community partners in reducing disparities in health outcomes related to diabetes and other chronic diseases among Latinos in Kansas City/Wyandotte County. Read more about us.
Mission
Reduce diabetes and cardiovascular disease among Latinos in Kansas City & Wyandotte County through a collaborative partnership to promote healthy nutrition, physical activity, and access to health services.
Coalition
The Latino Health for All Coalition works in collaborative partnerships to improve health for all Latinos in Kansas City and Wyandotte County.
Successes
- Creating community, family, and school gardens
- Converting unused park space into soccer fields
- Forming Latino Health for All Soccer League for youth
- Providing nutrition education to Latino families
Our Projects
Latino Health for All
in collaboration with partners
Wyandotte Deserves
Access to Health Services
Park Improvement
Our Accomplishments
40
+
community partners
159
community changes
60,250
people reached
10
years creating change
Members visit the Community Check Box
Our Team
Latino Health for All
Meet the Staff
Vicki Collie-Akers, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Monica Mendez
Community Mobilizer
Jerry A. Schultz, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
Stephen B. Fawcett, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor