Community Health News and Updates
Three Ways to Support Migrant Farmworkers Families as They Move from Place to Place
- Migrant farmworkers and their families leave their homes to work in agriculture, affecting their mental and physical health.
- Moving often poses various challenges to migrant farmworker families.
- Migrant Health Centers, education programs, and legal aid services provide support to this migrant population.
- Providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services is key to supporting this population as they move from place to place.
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Inside Texas’ Border Communities: What are Colonias?
Many of MHP Salud’s direct service programs operate inside the Rio Grande Valley’s colonias, which are defined by The Texas Office of the Secretary of State as residential areas along the Texas-Mexico border that may lack basic living necessities like potable water, septic or sewer systems, electricity, paved roads, or safe and sanitary housing.
New Infórmate Program Trains Teens to Advocate for the Health of Their Peers in Florida
MHP Salud has expanded its programmatic offering in Florida with the addition of the Infórmate (“Inform Yourself”) program in Central Florida. The program has brought on four young women to serve as Peer Advocates within the Latino community where they live, learn and socialize.
New Starr County Program Conducts Needs Assessment Using Promotor(a) Model
Promotores(as) have been getting enormous attention in recent years for their potential impact on directly connecting difficult-to-reach populations and health care. MHP Salud has built several programs that enable Promotores(as) to do just that.
