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La Promotora

On the hot june day i arrived Lorenza was sitting in her makeshift office in the double-wide mobile home that served as the clinic. Her government-issue metal desk was pushed against the wall next to a filing cabinet whose handles were loose and hanging down. She had a map of the colonias thumb tacked to the wall and a stack of appointments lined up on the seat of a folding chair. She asked if I would like to help her hand out fliers to the community, and I said sure.

Lorenza was the promotora de salud (health promoter) for the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Fitting In

 

The Local Scene

 

Learning From Lorenza

 

The Making Of A ‘Promotora’

 

Replicating A Good Thing

 

Bringing ‘Promotoras’ Into The System

 

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