DEBBIE DELGADO-VEGA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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Citations & Proclamations
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September 2005Councilman Joel Rivera (Legislative Proclamation)
 
September 2005Commissioner of Health Antonia C. Novello (Letter of Recognition)
 
September 2004Senator Olga Mendez (Legislative Proclamation)
 
September 2004Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, Jr. (Proclamation)
 
September 2004Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton (Letter of Recognition)
 
September 2004Senator Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. (Proclamation)
 
October 2003NYC Councilman Pedro Espada, Sr. (Proclamation)
 
September 2002State of New York Executive Chamber by Governor Pataki “Livin la Vida LOLA Day”
 
July 2002NYS Assembly Citation – Assemblyman Felix Ortiz – Community Leader Service
 
April 2001State of New York Executive Chamber by Governor Pataki “Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness Week”
 
May 2000Major Rudolph W. Giuliani ”Hepatitis C Awareness Month" (Proclamation)
 
May 1999Major Rudolph W. Giuliani “Hepatitis C Awareness Month”
 
March 1998Major Rudolph W. Giuliani “Hepatitis C Awareness Month”
 
November 1998Major Alex Penelas Major Miami Dade County Florida “Latino Organization for Liver Awareness Day”
 
August 1998NYS Assembly Citation – Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez – Organ & Tissue Donation
 
April 1998NYC Major Rudolph W. Giuliani “Hepatitis C Awareness Month”
 
October 1996NYC Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer “Liver & Organ Exchange Awareness Day”
 
October 1996NYC Major Rudolph W. Giuliani “Latino Organization for Liver Awareness Day”





DEBBIE DELGADO-VEGA
Honors and Awards
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November 2004New York City Drug Enforcement Excellent Community Service Award
 
November 2003Hispanic Magazine – Latina Excellence Award – Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
 
June 2003American Institute for Public Service - Jefferson Award founded by the late Jacqueline Kennedy -Onasis, Senator Robert Taft Jr., and Sam Beard. This award recognizes individuals whose accomplishments validate the idea of generating inspiration for others on how civic engagement can contribute to a healthy society in the United States.
 
May 2003NYODN Volunteer Beyond Excellence Award
 
July 2002Radio Unica 1660 AM – Humanitarian Award
 
November 2002Committee Noviembre – Mes de la herencia Puertorriquena
 
Jan 2001Univision – Sabado Gigante “International Golden Humanitarian” Award
 
May 2001La Salud Hispania “Champion” Award
 
March 2001NYC Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer Citation of Merit Award
 
March 2001NYC Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer “Woman of Courage and Vision” Award
 
September 2000New York Organ Donor Network “Outstanding Commitment” Award for the Organ & Tissue Donor Community
 
April 2000National Minority Transplant Hall of Fame “Community Leader” Award
 
February 2000 National Kidney Foundation “National Volunteer Service” Award
 
November 1999Councilman Pedro Espada Jr., “Humanitarian” Award
 
November 1999NYU College National Latina Conference Award “Mujer del Millenio”
 
1999Sullivan Correctional Facility, “Humanitarian Latina” Award
 
March 1998El Diario La Prensa, “International Woman of the Month” Award
 
May 1997Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Certificate of Recognition “Outstanding Volunteer” Award
 
February 1997National Kidney Foundation, Team Walk
 
1997American Liver Foundation, “Special Community” Award
 
July 1996New York City Department of Health Award
 
April 1996New York Organ Donor Network “Volunteer” Award
 
June 1995Lehman College “Certificate of Recognition” Award
 
May 1995Hispanic Society NYC Police Department “Community Service” Award
 
November 1994Congressman Jose Serrano, House of Representative Congressional Record
 
November 1994Comite Noviembre, Recognition Award
 
May 1994New York State Mario M. Cuomo Governor, 1994 Governors Awards “Hispanic Americans of Distinction Award

DEBBIE DELGADO-VEGA
Media
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Debbie has made over 48 television appearances on major network stations reaching out to nearly 13 million people through media viewers, readership and listener ship.

  • NBC Channel 4 News
  • “Four Stories”
  • Hispanic’s Today
  • Sally Jessie Raphael Show
  • FOX Channel 5 – “Good Day New York”
  • WOR Channel 9 News “A Race Against Time”
  • Crossing Over with John Edward half hour special on Ms. Vega & LOLA
  • Telemundo Channel 47 – NEWS
  • Heroe de nuestra communidad”
  • Univison Channel 41
  • Sabado Gigante
  • CRISTINA
  • Despierta America
  • Primer Impacto
  • Con Georgre Ramos, “donacion de organos”

She also appeared in a national commercial for Aetna U.S. Healthcare’s Campaign from 1998 to 2001 as a satisfied member acknowledging their quality of medical excellence and the Discovery Health Channel on a documentary entitled “Transplanting Memories”, NBC Hispanic Today, International Univision Network with George Ramos and various others.


DEBBIE DELGADO-VEGA
Publications by Debbie Vega
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Summer 2003Alliance for Inmates with Aids – “Hepatitis C Prison Project”
 
Spring 2003Fortune News – “Hepatitis C Prison Project” Pg. 14 -15
 
Aug/Sept. 2000United Network for Organ Sharing – “Livin La Vida LOLA”
 
Nov/Dec 2000La Salud Hispana “Latino’s Livin La Vida Organ Donor”
 
May 1999Daily News “Hepatitis C and HIV Spells Double Trouble”

DEBBIE DELGADO-VEGA
Articles Featured
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  • Crain’s New York Business
  • Bronx Times
  • Daily News
  • El Diario
  • Glamour
  • Hepatitis Magazine (front cover)
  • Hinduism Today
  • Hispanic Business
  • Hispanic Magazine
  • Hoy
  • Latina
  • National Enquirer
  • New York Post
  • People en Espanol
  • Stadtlanders (front cover)

ADVOCACY: Known as a strong Latina advocate, she has visited Congress in Washington D.C and addressed City Council and many elected officials on relative issues and concerns. In 2001 she presented to the National Association for Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) on the importance of liver disease and organ & tissue donation and most recent addressed the NYS legislative hearing on Hepatitis C in the Prison System.


DEBBIE DELGADO-VEGA
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Today Debbie Vega’s, tireless voice continues to be heard as she endlessly gives back to the community which gave her life often stating “What I fail to do for others, I fail to do for myself!”

  • November 14, 1993 - “Lifesavers Limited” - Daily News - Pg. 9
  • April/September, 1994 - “Liver Problems High, Awareness Low Among Hispanics”
          - The COSSMHO Reporter Pg. 5
  • July 20, 1994 - “Una Cruzada Por La Vida” - El Diario Pg.5
  • September 23, 1994 - “NY Tendrá Governador Boricua” - El Vocero
  • September 23, 1994 - “Joven Boricua Recibe Premio Hispano”- El Vecero
  • October 1994 - “A Fight For Her Life Turns Into A Fight For Her Community”- Daily News VIVA
  • October 11, 1994 - “Joven Boricua Lucha Por Su Vida” - El Vocero
  • 1995 - “Debbie Delgado-Vega: The Long Wait For A Transplant” - American Liver Foundation Pg.9
  • January 20, 1995 - “Hospitalizada Debbie Delgado” - El Vocero Pg.19
  • January 31, 1995 - “Necesita Transplante” - El Diario
  • June 8, 1995 - “Candy man Polls Pass Out Goodies To Favorite Groups”- New York Post Pg.16
  • June 9, 1995 - “Candidates On A List Of Life” - Newsday
  • August 15, 1995 - “Once Again, He’s a Hero In The Bronx”- Daily News
  • August 31, 1995 - “Varios Años Esperando Por un Hígado” - El Vocero Pg.13
  • September 19, 1995 - “Luchando Por Vivir” - Daily News Pg. S10
  • October 19-25, 1995 - “La India Promueve LOLA” - La Actualidad Pg.9
  • November, 1995 - “Debbie Delgado Recibió Hígado” - El Vocero
  • December 19, 1995 - “Luchando Por Vivir” - Daily News
  • February, 1996 - “Transplantan Higado a Boricua” - El Vocero
  • June 6, 1996 - “Celebran Unidad Familiar”- El Vocero
  • August 4, 1996 – “Awareness Group Helps Latino’s Understand” – The Bronx Times Pg. 16
  • August 15, 1996 - “LOLA En Apuros” - El Diario Pg.17
  • August 15, 1996 - “Baby In Desperate Need Of Life- Saving Liver Transplant” - Bronx Times Pg.9
  • August 1996 - “We Need Bilingualism In The Hospitals” - The New Bronx News Vol. 1, No. 8 Pg.2
  • September 13, 1996 - “Alerta Sobre Hepatitis” - El Vocero Pg.12
  • September 19, 1996 - “Hepatitis C Warning For Blood Recipients” - Bronx Times Reporter Pg.6
  • December 3, 1996 -“Nuevas Reglas Beneficiaran Latinos” - El Vocero Pg.14
  • July 1997 - “One Liver, One Life” - Department of Clinical Evaluations Vo. 1 Issue 4 Pg.4
  • December 31, 1997 - El Diario Pg.15
  • 1998 - “Rich Ramirez y La Orgnizacion que Le Ayudo a salvar la vida” – El Diario
  • 1998 – Issue #2 – Stadtlanders Lifetimes “Today’s Kind of Fighter” Pg.s.6-13
  • January 7, 1998 - “La Angustia de Ivonne Sanchez Hasta Que Encontro a LOLA” – El Diario Pg.17
  • January 15, 1998 - “Agradecimiento de Ayudanos a Ayudar a Toda la Communidad”- El Diario Pg.15
  • January 23, 1998 - “Agradecimiento de Ayudanos a Ayudar” - El Diario
  • February 1998 - “A Portrait of Courage and Determination”- Daily News VIVA Pg. 28
  • March 3, 1998 - “Una De Las Mujeres Mas Destacadas” - El Diario
  • March 19, 1998 - “Hepatitis C: Un Virus Mortal; “Hazte El Examen, Busca Tratamiento”- Noticiero Colombiano
  • March 26, 1998 - “Ayuda A Entender Y Combatir Enfermedades Del Higado”- El Diario Pg.6
  • March 24, 1998 - “Inician Campana Cotra El Virus HVC”- El Nacional Pg.15
  • March 25, 1998 - “Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)”- New York Post Pg.26
  • Spring 1998 - Journal for Minority Medical Students Vol.9 No.3 Pg.16
  • April 1998 - “LOLA Inicia Campana Educativa Contra La Hepatitis C”- De Norte A Sur Pg.26
  • May/June 1998 - “La Historia De LOLA” Semana Pg.11
  • Summer 1998 - “Hepatitis C Get Tested, Get Treated” Health Care Today
  • September 16, 1998 - “El Virus De La Hepatitis C” El Diario Pg.39
  • September/Oct 1998 - Latina Style “Pg.6
  • October 14-20 1998 - “Gift Of Life” Healthy Lifestyles Vol.10 No.54
  • Winter 1998 - Journal for Minority Medical Students Vol. 10 No.2 Pg.41-44
  • Winter 1998 - “Hepatitis C Partnership Brings Public Education Campaign” Health Beat
  • December 18, 1998 - “Hepatitis: Amenaza A La Vida” El Vecero Pg.10
  • January 7, 1999 - El Nuevo Herald Pg. 9A
  • February 11, 1999 - “Con Su Ayuda Se Pueden Salvar Muchas Vidas Mas” - El Diario Pg.20
  • February 22, 1999 -“New Treatments, New Hope For Hepatitis C” Daily News Pg.s. 34-35
  • May 22, 1999 - “Hepatitis C & HIV Spells Double Trouble” - VIVA Magazine Pg.22
  • June 1999 - “Como Saber Si Padeses De Hepatitis” C - Glamour Español Pg.18
  • June 1999 - Hispanic Business Pg.43
  • July 29, 1999 - HOY Magazine Pg.21
  • August, 1999 - “Una Vida Para Regalar”- People Español Pg.40
  • August 8, 1999 - “Deadly Disparity” - Daily News Pg. 6
  • August 8, 1999 - “Others May Live” - Daily News Pg.25
  • August 8, 1999 - “In Transplants” - Daily News Pg.7
  • August 11, 1999 - “HCV Un Mortal Enemigo Del Los Hispanos” El Diario Pg.34
  • October 8, 1999 - Daily News “Latino Expo” Pg.24
  • October 24, 1999 - Noticias Del Mundo Pg. 9-10
  • November10, 1999 - “Hepatitis C HOY Magazine” New York Post Pg.44
  • November 24, 1999 - “Donation of a Lifetime” Newsday Pg. A37
  • December 31, 1999 - El Diario
  • Niño Suplica por Donante para transplante de Hígado” - El Vocero
  • August 15, 2000 - Noticias Del Mundo Pg.8
  • August /September 2000 - “Living La Vida LOLA” Update Pg.23
  • October 25, 2000 - “LOLA Celebra su Fiesta de Gala” VIVA Magazine
  • November 1-7, 2000- “Promoviendo Los Transplantes” - Impacto Latin News Pg.32
  • November 2, 2000 - “Célebres de la Comunida Latina apoyan a LOLA” La Voz Pg. 26
  • November 8, 2000 - “Reconocen Esfuerzos a Favor de Transplantes de Hígado” - El Diario Pg.14
  • November 23, 2000 - “Fundación LOLA Realizo Gran Cena Annual de Gala” Bella Magazine Pg. 29
  • November 26, 2000 - “LOLA Pushes for Liver Awareness” VIVA Magazine Pg.
  • November/December 2000 - “Latino’s Living La Vida Organ Donor” - La Salud Hispana Pg.21
  • December, 2000 - “LOLA Pushes for Liver Awareness” VIVA Magazine
  • March/April, 2001 - “LOLA” Hepatitis Magazine Volume 3 Number 2 Pgs. 22-23
  • May/June 2001 - “About LOLA” – La Salud Hispana Magazine Pg. 7
  • June 2001 - “LOLA Serving Latinos With Liver Disease” Southern California Physician Pg.46
  • April 2002 - “Who’s Who” Debbie Delgado-Vega - La Historia de LOLA
  • November 2002 - “Debbie Delgado-Vega” Comite Noviembre
  • June 2003 - “Latinas of Excellence” Hispanic Magazine (Business, Career, Politics & Culture) Pgs.32-33
  • October 21, 2003 - “Transplant Memories” National Examiner Pg.47
  • April, 2004 - “Gift of Life” The Bronx Times
  • November 2004 - “She’s a Survivor” New York Post (Tempo)