Community Health Workers Network
Promotoras and community health workers providing culturally-appropriate health education, navigation services, and connections to care regardless of immigration status.
Flavor Profile
You tend toward safer approaches while occasionally stepping outside comfort zones
You're often motivated by possibility and connection with others
You tend toward supporting roles while occasionally stepping forward
You're flexible between short bursts of action and sustained engagement
Community health workers—often called promotoras in Latino communities—serve as bridges between healthcare systems and immigrant communities. They provide education, navigation, and support in languages and cultural contexts that make sense for their communities.
What Promotoras Do
- Health education: Teaching about preventive care, nutrition, and managing chronic conditions
- System navigation: Helping community members access healthcare regardless of insurance status
- Language access: Providing interpretation and ensuring culturally-appropriate care
- Trust building: Creating connections between hesitant community members and health services
Why This Matters
Fear of immigration enforcement keeps many community members from seeking healthcare. Trusted community health workers help bridge this gap, ensuring that fear doesn’t prevent people from getting the care they need.
Offer Tech Support to Immigrant-Led Organizations
Use your technical skills to help organizations with websites, databases, communication tools, or other technology needs.
Attend a Know Your Rights Training
Learn about your constitutional rights during immigration encounters and how to exercise them safely. Many local organizations offer regular trainings.
Host a House Meeting
Bring together friends, neighbors, or coworkers to learn about immigrant justice issues and explore ways to get involved as a group.