Poderosas

"Las Promotoras'' de Latino Health Access, is a group of community health advocates who took on the urgent work of reducing the spread of COVID-19 by advocating for the health of their ostracized community in one of California's most rapidly gentrifying cities - one with crippling, historical health and wealth inequities. Through "Las Promotoras," we can provide greater visibility and accessibility to the amazing efforts of everyday women who, although not not trained as medical...
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"Las Promotoras'' de Latino Health Access, is a group of community health advocates who took on the urgent work of reducing the spread of COVID-19 by advocating for the health of their ostracized community in one of California's most rapidly gentrifying cities - one with crippling, historical health and wealth inequities. Through "Las Promotoras," we can provide greater visibility and accessibility to the amazing efforts of everyday women who, although not not trained as medical professionals, nevertheless fought for the survival of their communities with incredible heart and determination. Through a collaborative process with Latino Health Access (LHA) and their "Promotoras" an arts and culture project was produced that included collecting, digitizing and archiving community/family-based oral histories of these front-line responders that advocated fiercely for the survival of their marginalized communities during the worst times of the pandemic. We celebrate these first responders as PODEROSAS (powerful women) asserting them as heroes in American history.