Community Health Workers Are on the Rise. Here Is Why They Are Indepensable.
By Talya Meyers From providing reliable health information to connecting patients to social services, these workers play an essential role, increasing health equity in their communities. Vision y Compromiso community
Coronavirus and Latinos: How promotores can help
By Pati Navalta Supporting Latinos in the time of COVID-19 For months, Maria Lemus had been watching headlines about the growing number of COVID-19 cases among the Latino population in
When Grandma Becomes an Early Childhood Educator
By Sarah Jackson For families relying on informal child care—grandparents, aunties, friends, neighbors—the pandemic has forced some terrifying tradeoffs. One caregiver advocate told me about a grandmother in Napa County,
Promotor Model Gives Communities Healthier Outcomes Experts Say
By Emma Gallegos Across the Central Valley are health advocates working to reach rural communities to inform them on how to improve their health. These advocates are called promotores. Educating