Paloma Hernandez MPH, MS
Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Health Plan
Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez is President and Chief Executive Officer of Urban Health Plan (UHP), a system of community and school-based health centers located in the South Bronx, Corona, Queens and Central Harlem. Paloma has dedicated her professional life to eliminating health disparities and improving the lives of the people in the communities that she serves. Under her leadership, services have been developed assuring that the medically frail and elderly have access to integrated and well-coordinated care. Paloma currently serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of NACHC. Paloma holds two Masters from Columbia University’s Teachers College and Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and two Honorary Doctoral Degrees in Social Sciences from Boston College and Humane Letters from Metropolitan College of New York.
Appearances
DateFebruary 14, 2024Community Health Centers were born in the struggles against racism and injustice. And yet, systemic racism is still a central cause of many of the health disparities and inequities experienced by our patients and our communities…Speakers
Kimberly S. G. Chang, MD, MPHVice-Speaker of the House, NACHC Board of Directors and Family Physician, Asian Health ServicesPaloma Hernandez, MPH, MSChair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Health PlanExecutive Director, Louisiana Primary Care AssociationDaniel Miller, MDChief of GME and Behavioral Hlth Integration and Asst. Prof. of Family Medicine, Sun River HealthJeron Ravin, JDChief Executive Officer, SwopeHealth
DateFebruary 10, 2024Sponsored by: Exact SciencesSpeakers
James Macrae, MA, MPPAssociate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSAKyu Rhee, MD, MPPPresident and CEO, NACHCLuis Padilla, MD, FAAFPAssoc. Admin., Bureau of Health Workforce, Dir. of Natl Health Service Corp, Bureau of Primary Health Care/HRSADirector, Federal Affairs, NACHCPaloma Hernandez, MPH, MSChair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Health PlanDirector, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHCDirector, PCA and Network Relations, NACHCAndrew Hamilton, RN, BSN, MSChief Informatics Officer, AllianceChicagoElizabeth Linderbaum, MPPDeputy Director, Regulatory Affairs, NACHCSenior Vice President, Public Policy and Research Division, NACHCChair, NACHC PCA Leadership Committee and President and CEO, Community Health Care Association of New York StateDeputy Director, State Policy, NACHCVacheria Keys, JDAssociate Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, NACHC
DateFebruary 12, 2024Welcome and Chair of the Board Remarks Paloma Hernandez, MS, MPH, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc. NACHC President and CEO Remarks Kyu Rhee, MD, MPP, President and CEO, NACHC Presenter Miriam E…Speakers
Aaron Todd, MPPParliamentarian/Region VII Representative, NACHC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Primary Care Association, InConcertCare, IowaHealth+Kyu Rhee, MD, MPPPresident and CEO, NACHCAssistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. (SAMHSA)/U.S. Dept. of Health and Human ServicesConsumer/Board Member Representative, NACHC Board of Directors and First Vice-Chair, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health CenterAdministrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Chair-Elect, NACHC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Cornell Scott - Hill Health CenterPaloma Hernandez, MPH, MSChair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Health PlanChief Executive Officer, Primary One HealthDirector, Government and Community Affairs, Golden Valley Health CenterAssociate Director of Civic Engagement, California Primary Care AssociationChief Operating Officer, Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
DateFebruary 12, 2024Presenters: Paloma Hernandez, MS, MPH, Chair, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Urban Health Plan, Inc. Rachel Gonzales-Hanson, Interim Chief Operations Officer, NACHC Panel Discussion Moderators: Michael R…Speakers
Chair-Elect, NACHC Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Cornell Scott - Hill Health CenterAnne Kauffman Nolon, MPHChief Executive Officer, Sun River HealthPresident and CEO, Bi-State Primary Care AssociationPaloma Hernandez, MPH, MSChair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Health PlanInterim Chief Operations Officer, NACHC
DateFebruary 13, 2024Update from the HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Update from the Health and Human Services Secretary The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services Presenter Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor,…Speakers
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDomestic Policy Advisor, The White HousePaloma Hernandez, MPH, MSChair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Urban Health PlanSecretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesImmediate Past Chair, NACHC Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer, Scenic Rivers Health Services, Inc.Treasurer, NACHC Board of Directors and President and CEO, Salud Family Health
