CWHA hosts two major annual benefit events:
Laureates of Health Care Luncheon and "… And Still They
Rise", A Celebration of Leadership, Excellence and Commitment.
The Laureates of Health Care Luncheon...
...is CWHA’s way of publicly expressing
gratitude and recognizing heroes, who in their different areas
of exemplary and unselfish services have made a positive difference
in enhancing the quality of life in our community. The laurel
twigs and foliage symbolizes excellence, honor, victory, distinguished
service, high merit and mark of distinction. CWHA has adopted
this emblem to signify Honor, Healing and Good Health, and
bestows this on its honorees.
"...And Still They Rise", ...
...pays tribute to those who have risen to the
challenge of helping CWHA to raise impoverished and needy
immigrant women, children and families, from troublesome and
problem-ridden existences. The men and women CWHA salutes
are a select exemplary group of New Yorkers who have adopted
one of CWHA's programs.
CWHA makes planning and convening conferences, as well as
conducting seminars and workshops an integral part of its
health education and community outreach efforts. The organization
considers these efforts essential to its ability to positively
impact policy formulation, especially those relating to Caribbean
immigrants.
Caribbean Women’s Health
Association, Inc.
“Transforming Lives, Strengthening Families
and Empowering Communities”
CWHA's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Special Appeal
This year, 2007, Caribbean Women's Health Association
(CWHA) is celebrating its 25th Anniversary of providing
a
range of culturally appropriate health, immigration and social
support services to respond to critical community needs.
CWHA routinely conducts seminars and workshops as an integral
part of its health education and community outreach activities.
These efforts are essential to CWHA’s ability to convey
health education messages, mobilize its constituents, enhance
its marketing penetration capacity, and to positively advocate
and impact policy formulation. However, this year
in commemoration of its 25th Anniversary, CWHA will be
hosting
a gala event and other activities scheduled for 2007.
This Anniversary is exceptionally significant because CWHA
must address some grave and perilous public health disparities
that are devastating the Caribbean-American community.
For example, the high rates of Infant Mortality and HIV/AIDS
in our communities are disproportionately higher than any
other immigrant group in New York City. Consequently,
CWHA has launched simultaneous Infant Mortality and HIV/AIDS
reduction campaigns to address the disparities. These
undertakings will require broad-based involvement and cross-sectional
community support. Therefore, CWHA calls on all to support
these campaigns.