This study engaged with promotores de salud in LA county to understand the Latinx health promotion work they perform. Through qualitative interviews, the study determined that promotores have unique insight on the community they serve but struggle to find opportunities for professional growth. The study recommends strengthening community-based capacity for advancing Latinx … [Read more...] about Laboring With the Heart: Promotoras’ Transformations, Professional Challenges, and Relationships With Communities
Professional Development
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education
CHWs are providing an increasing range of care, managing more complex health issues, collaborating more closely with other health workers and the communities without explicitly defined roles. This paper explores key themes of (1) professionalism, (2) quality and performance, and (3) scaling up for training of CHWs in response to these enhanced and changing roles. This review … [Read more...] about Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education
Reproductive Justice: A Paradigm Shift for Women of Color
To better understand reproductive justice theory, identify changes necessary for using a reproductive justice theoretical framework in your public health practice, and identify definitive resources for reproductive justice … [Read more...] about Reproductive Justice: A Paradigm Shift for Women of Color