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Mission and Goals
Mission Statement
The mission of the Promotores de Salud Hispanic Lay Health Promoter program is to promote healthy living among members of the Hispanic community. The program is dedicated to improving access to health care and health education for all Hispanics in our locality.
Goals
- Train Hispanic men and women to serve as lay health resource persons for relatives, neighbors, church members and friends
- Reduce the number of health disparities within the Harrisonburg-Rockingham community
- Empower the Hispanic population to independently access appropriate formal health care and community resources
- Provide residents and migrant farm workers with the tools to become participants, partners and directors of health care in their families and communities
- Increase availability of Spanish language materials on health-related topics
