Building Health Equity in Communities
June 24, 2021 | covid-19, health equity
Center for HOPES Research Evaluator Saira Nawaz is co-author of two new articles about Latino Health Access’s promotora community health model. In Addressing Emotional Wellness During the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Role of Promotores in Delivering Integrated Mental Health Care and Social Services, Nawaz and her co-authors discuss how promotores address mental health and social service gaps in Latinx communities in southern California.
In “Queremos
Transformar Comunidades: Incorporating Civic Engagement in Promotor-led COVID-19 Response Efforts in Latinx Communities,” ( Journal of Hispanic Policy) Dr. Nawaz and her co-authors from USC and Latino Health Access present findings from a promotor-led intervention in Latinx communities in southern California.
Their mixed methods analysis reveals ways in which COVID-19 vulnerabilities are associated with the ability to participate in the democratic process, suggests novel, community-based mechanisms of civic engagement, and informs future efforts to prioritize resilience and equity into immigrant and 1st and 2nd generation communities.
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