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Columbus Regional Hospital - Promotoras (Health Promoters)
Promotoras is an education and outreach program with the goals of providing general health-promotion and disease-prevention education, and facilitating the connection between the Hispanic/Latino population and community health services. Promotoras are deployed in locations where Spanish-speaking individuals spend most of their time, including workplace, faith congregation, and local neighborhood clinic. Working 10 hours a week, Promotoras are paid personnel supported by a grant from the Indiana Minority Health Coalition and the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation.
What is it?
Promotoras is an education and outreach program with the goals of providing general health-promotion and disease-prevention education, and facilitating the connection between the Hispanic/Latino population and community health services. Promotoras are deployed in locations where Spanish-speaking individuals spend most of their time, including workplace, faith congregation, and local neighborhood clinic. Working 10 hours a week, Promotoras are paid personnel supported by a grant from the Indiana Minority Health Coalition and the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation.
Who is it for?
Spanish-speaking residents of Bartholomew County.
Why do they do it?
The community's Spanish-speaking population started growing in the late 1990s. Language and culture differences represented barriers to the provision of adequate health care services.
Impact
Outcomes include reduced emergency department use, improved diabetic laboratory results, increased physical activity and decreased weight in chronic disease groups, reports of improved depression and anxiety levels, and reduced need for interpretation and personal assistance from the previous year.
Contact: Laura Hurt
Action Team Chair
Telephone: 812-376-5939
E-mail: lhurt@crh.org
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