September Partner Spotlight

The Road to Health Toolkit Hits the Border City of El Paso, Texas The workshop welcomed more than 40 participants. The National Diabetes Education Program’s (NDEP) Road to Health Toolkit found its way this past summer to a workshop in El Paso, Texas, where diabetes is prevalent in this border city. In June, a group in El Paso began their instruction to become “Promotoras de Salud,” or certified community health workers who are members of a target population that share many social, cultural, and economic characteristics. According to HHS’ Rural Assistance Center, “promotoras” provide culturally appropriate services and serve as patient advocates, educators, mentors, outreach workers and translators. Role Playing: A family conversation with a community health worker after a diabetes diagnosis. Familias Triunfadoras is a women-led, community-based organization that certifies community health workers in El Paso and works to empower women and families along the United States-Mexico border who are victims and survivors of domestic and dating vio...
Source: National Diabetes Education Program - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news