December 28, 2021 – Stanley Bergman, chairman of the board and chief executive officer at Henry Schein, Inc. (Melville, NY), was honored by The National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF) for his leadership in helping to improve health equity and supporting the needs of Hispanic communities and health professionals. The NHHF is the philanthropic arm of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) and it honored Bergman at its 18th Annual New York Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship Gala.
Henry Schein has supported the mission of NHHF and NHMA to recruit more members of the Hispanic community into healthcare careers, advocate for increased Hispanic faculty at dental and medical schools, and expand access to and improve equity in healthcare. Most recently, the Henry Schein Cares Foundation has supported the efforts of NHHF and NHMA to reduce vaccine hesitancy and bridge cultural barriers to vaccine access in Latino communities, including the “Vaccinate for All” campaign, which includes cultural competency tools to engage and encourage Latino and Hispanic Americans to get vaccinated.