Broadcast date: 7/30/2015
A Promotora is a lay Hispanic/Latino community member who is offered special training so that they can provide basic health education in their community.
They assist in reaching traditionally excluded racial and ethnic groups, and other medically underserved communities. Because the Promotora are typically from the community they serve, they share the same language and culture, and understand the needs of the people they are serving, the community and patients are more likely to be receptive, understand and take their advice, which results in better health outcomes.
In San Luis Obispo County the Promotores Collaborativemission is to build, foster, and support a network of Promotores throughout San Luis Obispo County by providing training, emotional support, and materials to empower a healthier community.
Join host Fred Munroe as he speaks with Erica Rubacalva, with the Promotores Collaborative of San Luis Obispo County, and Lisa Fraser, Executive Director with the Center for Family Strengthening, as they discuss how the Promotores Collaborative works to develop a sustainable, diverse, and comprehensive culture that promotes equal access to community resources and services among all members of the Hispanic community in San Luis Obispo County.
Central Coast Voices is sponsored by ACTION for Healthy Communities in collaboration with KCBX and made possible through underwriting by Joan Gellert-Sargen.
