On Friday May 3rd we had the honor to attend an important signing ceremony at the Mexican Consulate. The Ministry of Health of Mexico, represented by the Director for International Affairs, Hilda Dávila Chávez, signed three cooperation agreements between: The University of … Continue reading →

It is a pleasure to inform the successful graduation of the first group of Promotores de Salud, obtaining the state Certified Nurse Aid (CNA) certification at the Seward County Community College (SCCC). Juntos organized a graduation ceremony at Ruffino’s restaurant … Continue reading →

From Thursday, April 11th to Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 we had a visit from the Universidad Autonóma del Estado de Morelos (UAEM). Our guests were: Dr. Rodolfo Gatica Principal of the School of Medicine Dr. Jesus Santa-Olalla Head of Graduate … Continue reading →

Last March 16th Yazmin Reyna, Johana Bravo de los Rios, and Alejandro Gutierrez from Juntos gave a presentation on social and communication skills to an eager group of middle and high school students at the Latinos of Tomorrow Scholarship Fest … Continue reading →

In an effort to recognize the work that Kansan women dedicate to their community, Dos Mundos newspaper highlighted the work of Juntos’ graduate research assistant, Mariana Ramirez. Through the Breast Cancer Initiative that she coordinates, over 250 women in the … Continue reading →

This past Saturday March 2nd and Sunday March 3rd, we had our First Ventanilla de Salud Móvil (Mobile Health Window) for the 2013 calendar year in Southwest Kansas. The event was held at the Hoover Pavilion in Dodge City, KS.

The Greater Kansas City Hispanic Development Fund along with other community partners released the study titled Economic and Fiscal Contributions of International Immigrants in the State of Kansas and [Missouri]  lead by Dr. Eaton from the University of Missouri-Kansas City … Continue reading →

The “60 minutos” workshop proved to be a fun and interactive session. Many 1st and 2nd year medical students and Juntos members joined LMMSA in our first Spanish Workshop of the year. Students enjoyed of various role-playing activities, in which … Continue reading →

This year we expanded our Juntos end of the year art contest to Southwest Kansas. We asked children from age 18 and under from Kansas City, KS and Liberal, KS to design the drawing for our holiday cards. The guidelines … Continue reading →

Juntos team attended the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City 35th Noche de Gala to accompany Dr. Paula Cupertino who received the Carlos F. Cortes Humanitarian of the Year Award for her outstanding efforts to eliminate health disparities and … Continue reading →