and Promotora? - The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy
and Promotora? - The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy
and Promotora? - The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy
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<strong>Promotora</strong>s Comunitarias<br />
a Historical Perspective<br />
• Beginning in the 1950’s‐Promotores de Salud flourished<br />
through Latin America to bring health care to the poor<br />
• Late 1980’s‐Promotores de Salud became well known in<br />
the migrant <strong>and</strong> seasonal farm working communities.<br />
• In Cali<strong>for</strong>nia, <strong>Promotora</strong>s programs were first used in 1988<br />
by organizations working in AIDS/HIV prevention.<br />
• Today <strong>Promotora</strong> programs are used by many<br />
organizations to educate people about topics including<br />
cancer, diabetes, geriatrics, health (general), HIV/AIDS,<br />
housing, lead poisoning prevention, mental health,<br />
reproductive health <strong>and</strong> more.
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