Latino Spirit Award for VidaySalud.com’s Doctora Aliza.

La Doctora Aliza, editor in chief of VidaySalud.com and expert health commentator for the Univision network, will be honored with the prestigious Latino Spirit Award by the Latino Legislative Caucus during a special Assembly floor session at the California Capitol in Sacramento.

“Doctor Aliza Lifshitz has made an enormous contribution to the public health of the Latin American community in the United States.  We honor her today, with all due merit, for her brilliant career as a communicator and as a physician.  Dr. Lifshitz’s television segments explain medical conditions simply and clearly, and recommend positive lifestyle changes for healthy living.  The Latino Legislative Caucus honors her this day with its Latino Spirit Award,” said Senator Gilbert Cedillo, chairman of the Caucus.

Among those honored this year are Rosa “Rosie” Gumataotao Rios, Treasurer of the United States; author and political commentator Leslie Sanchez; and the Honorable Frederick Aguirre of the Superior Court of California.  The Univision network will receive A Latino Spirit Award for it’s achievement in media and community outreach.

The Latino Legislative Caucus created the Latino Spirit Awards in 2001 to celebrate the contributions of Latinos to the common culture of the United States and to motivate the youth of California.  Previous honorees have included musician Carlos Santana, boxer and philanthropist Oscar de la Hoya, activist Rigoberta Menchu-Tum, producer Moctesuma Esparza, actors Andy Garcia and Tony Plana, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, teacher Jaime Escalante and civil rights attorney Dolores Huerta.