Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
2022 Events
| Thursday, 9/15 12:00pm |
Internal Wheeler Forum |
Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff
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| Thursday, 9/22 11:00am |
Internal Wheeler Forum |
Recovery as an Act of Love Guest Speaker: Chris Ortiz |
| Wednesday, 10/5 12:30pm |
Internal Wheeler Forum |
Keeping Our Culture Alive: Staff Discussion & Sharing Presenter: Melissa Mendez, Director- Early Childhood, Evaluation, & School-based Clinical Services |
| Thursday, 10/6 12:00pm |
Zoom Event (see recording below!) |
Latinas in Healthcare: Together We Rise Speakers.
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| Tuesday, 10/10 1:00pm |
Virtual Event on Wheeler's Facebook Page | Latino Cooking Demonstration with Wheeler Dietician, Jessica Masterson, RDN, CDE, CDN, & Special Guest, Chris Ortiz |
| Tuesday, 10/11 12:30pm |
Virtual Event on Wheeler's Facebook Page |
Latina Nurses in Healthcare: Staff Discussion & Sharing Presenters:
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| Friday, 10/14 11:30am-2pm |
New Britain Family Health & Wellness Center, 40 Hart Street |
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Book and Movie Recommendations
| Adult | Children |
| Like Water for Chocolate- Laura Esquivel | Islandborn- Junot Diaz |
| 100 Years of Solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Frida Kahlo & her Animalitos- Monica Brown |
| Treasures of the Mexican Table- Pati Jinich (cookbook) | Julian is a Mermaid- Jessica Love |
| In the Country We Love- Diane Guerrero | Esperanza Rising (Young Adult)- Pam Munoz Ryan |
| Rita Moreno- A Memoir- Rita Moreno | How Tia Lola Came to Stay- Julia Alvarez |
| The Closer- My Story- Mariano Rivera | Yes, We Are Latinos! - Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy |
| For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges & Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color- Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez |
When We Make It- A Nuyorican Novel- Elisabet Velasquez |
| Movies/Documentaries | Dear Primo- Duncan Tonatiuh |
| Rita Moreno- Just a Girl Who Went for It Netflix | Just ask!- Justice Sonia Sotomayor |
| Street Food: Latin America Netflix | Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreno Played the Piano for President Lincoln- Margarita Engle |
Employee Shout Outs
Join us in celebrating Wheeler's Teodoro Anderson Diaz, MS, MSW, LCSW, LADC, Vice President of Health and Wellness Center Outpatient Services, as he recieves the 2022 Latino in Leadership Award at the 7th Annual National Latino Leadership Conference in Miami, Florida, September 20-September 21, 2022.
The Council for Latino Workplace Equity (CLWE), an initiative under the National Diversity Council, will host the Seventh Annual National Latino Leadership Conference. The hybrid event will also offer a partial virtual livestream eastern standard time for non-physical participants. This year’s theme is "Defining Transformational Leadership: Latinos That Inspire, Motivate, & Influence.”
The 2022 National Latino Leaders list highlights individuals who have achieved success in their careers while paving the way for other Latinos to advance in the corporate arena. These individuals contribute to creating and promoting a culture where Latino talent is supported and leveraged for organizational success. They demonstrate leadership excellence and high visibility in the Latino community and maintain a record of professional accomplishments.
Community Events
| September 15 6:00pm |
St. Francis Hospital, Center for Nursing & Practice Innovation, 260 Ashley Street, Hartford, CT | National Association of Hispanic Nurses - Hartford Chapter Meeting |
| September 16 5:00pm |
Wheeler Staff Gathering for Hispanic Heritage Month | Parkville Market, Hartford, CT |
| September 20 | Reading to students at Northwest Village School | Plainville Family Health & Wellness Center Behavioral Health Access Team Clinician, Francesca LaFountain, will be reading books about Hispanic/Latino culture and/or by Hispanic/Latino authors. All books will be donated to the Northwest Village School Library in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. |
| October 13 | Tr-State Authentic Leadership Summit hosting by the Diversity Council |
Tina Loarte-Rodriguez, MSN, RN, CIC, CPPS, CPHRM Vice President of Nursing |
| Click to Livestream | 1st Latinx House Festival, Aspen, Colorado | The Latinx House is a gathering place for people who appreciate and support the Latinx community and who celebrate Latinx excellence in film and entertainment. We are also a space to discuss pressing societal issues and the content creation related to these stories. We provide engagement, activation and community building opportunities. |
