Mission

The Promotores de Salud Program trains Hispanic women and men to be lay health resource persons (Promotores) in their community through a 40-hour training program that educates the Promotores in Spanish about a variety of important health topics. The Promotores then share their new knowledge with others by performing health encounters, such as distributing and explaining health literature or participating in community health fairs. Through this work, the Promotores become established within the community as reliable sources of important health information. By sharing accurate information in ways that are culturally appropriate, Promotores help to reduce health disparities and make healthy living a possibility for members of the community.  A current focus of our program is to raise awareness among Spanish speakers living in Shenandoah river area about the impact of mercury found in the South River and South Fork Shenandoah Rivers and provide education on how to reduce the risks associated with fish consumption.