Staff Updates

Meet our Spring 2025 intern, Aja Melo-Powell!

Reports and Publications

The Hispanic/Latinos in Nevada Community Needs Assessment highlights the challenges, priorities, and strengths of Nevada’s Hispanic/Latino communities through the analysis of secondary data in 5 key areas

📊 Demographics

🏡 Housing

🎓 Education

🩺 Health

⚖ Criminal Justice

This report, guided by the social ecological model, provides valuable data to inform policies, programs, and initiatives.

April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week. Black women in America (regardless of social & economic status) are 2-3 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander women. To learn more, read our newest hot topic post.

Recent Events

2024 Impact Summit

On November 15, we held our 2024 Impact Summit, “Strategic Shift: Integrating Social Determinants into Equitable Practice,” Over 150 people attended made up of professionals and students from across Nevada!

The Impact Summit featured a compelling keynote by Dr. Khama Ennis of Faces of Medicine, emphasizing representation and equity in healthcare. Highlights included sessions on capacity building, policy, and research and evaluation, culminating in a powerful closing discussion on the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis on BIPOC communities.

We would like to express our immense gratitude to our sponsors, keynote speaker, attendees, presenters, vendors and volunteers for making the Summit a success. We can't wait to do it again in 2026!

A full summary report of the Impact Summit can be found at the link below.

Networking for Change-Las Vegas

Thank you to all the advocates, partners, and community members who attended our Networking for Change event in Las Vegas on April 7th. Everyone's engagement and passion helped make this event a powerful step toward continuing to advance health equity across Nevada. We look forward to building on these connections and continuing this important work.

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Partnerships



NMHEC partners serve as critical community champions to address health inequities in our state. Partners include individuals as well as academic, civic, private, and community organizations that serve Nevada’s large and uniquely diverse populations. Individuals and organizations in Nevada are encouraged to apply to serve as an NMHEC Partner. If you or your organization are not yet a NMHEC partner, please consider joining us in our mission:

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The Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition is housed within the UNLV School of Public Health. Our mission is to promote the health and well-being of diverse communities by pursuing research, capacity building, and advocacy that recognizes the unique cultural and linguistic differences of Nevadans.