Haitain American Nursing Association

About Us

Mission

Purpose

Scholarships

History

Mission

The purpose of the Association is to provide nurses the opportunity to unite as a group, to share and promote ideas of interest to the group, and to become effectively involved with the issues and services relevant to the health and welfare of the community.

▪ Encourage Haitian-Americans students to study science and engineering disciplines.

▪ Help Haitian-Americans students excel academically.

▪ Be role model and positively impact the Haitian-American community.

Purpose

▪ Help Haitians, Haitian-Americans professionals with engineering background share experience and knowledge.

▪ Initiate and promote scientific and technical programs to benefit the Haitian-American community.

▪ Engage in all lawful activities incidental to the foregoing purposes except as restricted herein.

Scholarships

H.A.N.A provides academic scholarships for those who are qualified. Nursing Scholarships are awarded once a year in April. Eligible applicants will receive a one-time scholarship, which will be awarded at this auspicious event.

Criteria for the Claudette Colimon Memorial Scolarship Award

The student must be of Haitian descent
The student must be currently enrolled in an accredited nursing program.
The student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0.An official transcript must be submitted with the scholarship application. 4.
The student must submit a written essay of at least one page, describing the reasons why he or she has selected Nursing as a profession. The essay must be received no later than May 12, 2010 via e-mail at rocklandhana@yahoo.com or mail to P.O. Box 852, Spring Valley, NY 10977 5.
The student must be interviewed by HANA’s Education Committee to determineeligibility. Interviews will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2010 at Konbit Neg Lakay, 16 East Church Street, Spring Valley, NY 10977 at 4pm.

Application

If you meet the criteria for the High School Senior Scholarship Award and would like to apply, click here to fill out an application.

If you want to download a copy of the application, click here

Criteria for the High School Senior Scholarship Award

The student must be of Haitian descent
The student must be currently a senior in high school
The student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0.An official transcript must be submitted with the scholarship application. 4.
The student must submit a written essay of at least one page, describing the reasons why he or she has selected Nursing as a profession. The essay must be received no later than May 15, 2010 via e-mail at rocklandhana@yahoo.com or mail to P.O. Box 852, Spring Valley, NY 10977 5.
The student must be interviewed by HANA’s Education Committee to determineeligibility. Interviews will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Konbit Neg Lakay, 16 East Church Street, Spring Valley, NY 10977 at 4pm.

Application

If you meet the criteria for the High School Senior Scholarship Award and would like to apply, click here to fill out an application.

If you want to download a copy of the application, click here

History

The Haitian Nurses Association of Florida (H.A.N.A.) was founded in 1984 by Jacqueline Dasque and Alice Casimir, two registered professional nurses practicing in Miami, who saw the need to establish an organization that would provide health care services to migrant workers in the Homestead (Florida) area.

H.A.N.A. was incorporated as a not-for-profit association in August 1985, and has since been serving the Haitian community as well as other minority communities in the South Florida area.

The goals of the association are: 1) To provide Haitian nurses with the opportunity to share and promote the ideas of interest to nursing, and 2) To become effectively involved in issues and services relevant to the health and welfare of the Haitian community of South Florida.

Considering the cultural and ethnic diversity of South Florida, H.A.N.A. networks with other organizations in the community to promote healthcare through culturally sensitive teaching. H.A.N.A. holds annual health fairs for blood pressure and diabetes screening, immunization drives, educational programs on HIV/AIDS, as well as other health concerns. H.A.N.A. works in cooperation with the County Department of Children and Families, the Florida Nurses Association Task Force on Cultural Diversity, Project Medishare of Miami (sponsored by the University of Miami/Department of Family Medicine), which is an organization committed to help reshape the system of delivering health care in Haiti.