Hector Balcazar, M.S., Ph.D. Education Professional Experience
Hector Balcazar, M.S., Ph.D. Education Professional Experience Hector Balcazar, M.S., Ph.D. Education Professional Experience
schools that build on each other’s strengths to improve health professions education, civic responsibility and the overall health of their communities. October 10, 2004. Announced at International Conference. Honoree Distinction at the 2004 Faculty Honors Convocation, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health for scholarly achievements. Convocation was to honor faculty who have received international and national honors in teaching, research, clinical service, and community service in the Academic Year 2003-2004. Texas Medical Center’s Hornberger Conference Center. October 6 th , Houston, Texas. 2004. Selected Member of the Official US Delegation Representing NHLBI/NIH to visit the CARMEN Programs in Chile and Costa Rica as part of the Implementation of the Joint Statement between Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for the collaboration in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas. September 21-Sept 29, 2004. Selected Member of the Task Force on Medical Indigent Care in Texas. Appointed by Dr. Kenneth Shine. Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. The University of Texas System. Ten of the major Academic institutions in the state are sponsoring the Task Force including: The University of Texas System, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A & M, North Texas State and Texas Tech. July 2004- December 2005. Selected as a Member of the Health of the Population Integrated Review Group. Health Services Organization and Delivery Study Section , Center for Scientific Review, NIH Federal Advisory Committee. National Institutes of Health. July 1, 2004-June 30, 2008. Recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation for Dedication in Eliminating Health Disparities in Texas. Protect Texas, Texas Department of Health. Certificate Presented by Commissioner of Health, Texas Department of Health. Dr. Eduardo J. Sanchez, MD, MPH. National Public Health Week. Austin, Texas, April 5, 2004. Recipient of an NHLBI-NIH Award in Recognition for Addressing Health Needs of the Fort Worth/Dallas Region as an NHLBI CVD Enhanced Dissemination and Utilization Center and for Helping to Eliminate Health Disparities in High-risk Communities. Award Presented at NHLBI- NIH EDUC’s Final Annual Meeting. Bethesda, Maryland, October 10, 2003. Faculty Mentor For Two McNair Scholar Undergraduate Minority Students. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. University of North Texas. Health Science Center. Office of Outreach. May- July 2003. Elected as a Member of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Delta Omega Society For Public Health. School of Public Health University of North Texas, Health Science Center. May 9, 2003. Faculty Mentor For Two McNair Scholar Undergraduate Minority Students. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. University of North Texas. Health Science Center. Office of Outreach. May- July 2002. Elected Member Of The Expert Panel On “DHHS Collection of Data on Race and Ethnicity” for the National Academy of Sciences, Committee on National Statistics, National Research’s Council Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Department of Health and Human Services. April 2002-September 39, 2003. 8
Recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award for Research, School of Public Health. Health Science Center. University of North Texas. In recognition for excellence in Latino health research and for securing external funding for the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the School of Public Health. Fort Worth, Texas. December 2001. Elected as a Member of the Scientific Associates Group of the Texas/WHO Collaborating Center for Cross-Cultural Research and Training on Mental Health and Psychosocial Factors in Health. Mexico-US Border Health. Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and The University of Texas at Austin. Austin Texas. October 2001. Served as the Ninth Annual Robert J. Schlegel Lecturer in Social Pediatrics. Department of Pediatrics. King/Drew Medical Center. Los Angeles, California. Selected because of the significant impact that my research and publications may have on pediatric populations. Los Angeles, California. September 11, 2001. Recipient of an NHLBI-NIH Award as Principal Investigator of the University of North Texas Salud Para Su Corazon Project that was selected as one of six National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Cardiovascular Disease Enhanced Dissemination and Utilization Centers (EDUCs). Award Presented by Dr. Claude Lenfant, Director NHLBI- NIH. Bethesda, Maryland April 10, 2001. Faculty Mentor For Special ASPH (Association of Schools of Public Health)/HRSA Fellowship Program: “HRSA Field Office/Schools of Public Health Linkage Project”. Fellow: Cristina Bejarano, El Paso, Texas. January 8, 2001 through January 7, 2002. Selected by APHA Nominating Committee as a candidate for the office of Elective Member of the Executive Board of APHA (American Public Health Association). June 14, 2000. Recipient of Latino Caucus Leadership Award 1999. In recognition for years of leadership to the APHA-Latino Caucus. Presented at the 1999 APHA Awards Ceremony & Dinner Dance, Latino Caucus. APHA Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, November 10 th , 1999. Recipient of Latino Caucus 1998 Chairperson’s Award. In recognition for outstanding service to the Latino Caucus and to APHA. This award takes into account extraordinary service to the field of public health and to the profession in the way of leadership. Presented at the 1998 APHA Awards Ceremony & Dinner Dance, Latino Caucus. APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., November 18 th , 1998. Special Invitation For Leadership Conference. Invitation to participate in a national leadership conference focusing on the elimination or racial and ethnic disparities in health, signed by: David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. August 1998. Special Recognition Award. In recognition for continuing support and sponsorship. Western Arizona Area Health Education Center, Inc. (WAHEC).First National Lay Health Workers Promotores Conference. Mesa, Arizona. May 1998. Certificate of Appreciation. In recognition for dedication and commitment to the Latino Caucus. 9
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schools that build on each other’s strengths to improve health professions education, civic responsibility<br />
and the overall health of their communities. October 10, 2004. Announced at International Conference.<br />
Honoree Distinction at the 2004 Faculty Honors Convocation, The University of Texas, Health<br />
Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health for scholarly achievements. Convocation was to<br />
honor faculty who have received international and national honors in teaching, research, clinical<br />
service, and community service in the Academic Year 2003-2004. Texas Medical Center’s Hornberger<br />
Conference Center. October 6 th , Houston, Texas. 2004.<br />
Selected Member of the Official US Delegation Representing NHLBI/NIH to visit the CARMEN<br />
Programs in Chile and Costa Rica as part of the Implementation of the Joint Statement between Pan<br />
American Health Organization (PAHO) and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for<br />
the collaboration in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Control in the Americas. September 21-Sept<br />
29, 2004.<br />
Selected Member of the Task Force on Medical Indigent Care in Texas. Appointed by Dr. Kenneth<br />
Shine. Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. The University of Texas System. Ten of the major<br />
Academic institutions in the state are sponsoring the Task Force including: The University of Texas<br />
System, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A & M, North Texas State and Texas Tech. July 2004-<br />
December 2005.<br />
Selected as a Member of the Health of the Population Integrated Review Group. Health Services<br />
Organization and Delivery Study Section , Center for Scientific Review, NIH Federal Advisory<br />
Committee. National Institutes of Health. July 1, 2004-June 30, 2008.<br />
Recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation for Dedication in Eliminating Health Disparities in<br />
Texas. Protect Texas, Texas Department of Health. Certificate Presented by Commissioner of<br />
Health, Texas Department of Health. Dr. Eduardo J. Sanchez, MD, MPH. National Public Health<br />
Week. Austin, Texas, April 5, 2004.<br />
Recipient of an NHLBI-NIH Award in Recognition for Addressing Health Needs of the Fort<br />
Worth/Dallas Region as an NHLBI CVD Enhanced Dissemination and Utilization Center and for<br />
Helping to Eliminate Health Disparities in High-risk Communities. Award Presented at NHLBI-<br />
NIH EDUC’s Final Annual Meeting. Bethesda, Maryland, October 10, 2003.<br />
Faculty Mentor For Two McNair Scholar Undergraduate Minority Students. Graduate School of<br />
Biomedical Sciences. University of North Texas. Health Science Center. Office of Outreach. May-<br />
July 2003.<br />
Elected as a Member of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of the Delta Omega Society For Public Health.<br />
School of Public Health University of North Texas, Health Science Center. May 9, 2003.<br />
Faculty Mentor For Two McNair Scholar Undergraduate Minority Students. Graduate School of<br />
Biomedical Sciences. University of North Texas. Health Science Center. Office of Outreach. May-<br />
July 2002.<br />
Elected Member Of The Expert Panel On “DHHS Collection of Data on Race and Ethnicity” for<br />
the National Academy of Sciences, Committee on National Statistics, National Research’s Council<br />
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and <strong>Education</strong>, Department of Health and Human<br />
Services. April 2002-September 39, 2003.<br />
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