Involving Community Members (Promotores) in Children's Well-being
America Bracho, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Director, Latino Health Access, Santa Ana, California
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About the Session
Recognition of Honored Guests
Presentation of the Reuben Hill Award to Thomas Soehl and Roger Waldinger. Presenter: Mark J. Benson, Reuben Hill Award Chair
Presentation of the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award to Marilyn Coleman. Presenter: Debra L. Berke, Felix Berardo Award Committee Chair
Welcome from the Plenary Sponsor. Susan Silverberg Koerner, University of Illinois (or representative)
Plenary — Involving Community Members (Promotores) in Children's Well-being: America Bracho, M.D., M.P.H., Executive Director, Latino Health Access, Santa Ana, California
America Bracho, M.D., MPH, is Executive Director, Latino Health Access, a center for health promotion and disease prevention located in Santa Ana, California. Latino Health Access facilitates means of empowerment for the Latino community and uses participatory approaches to community health education. The program trains community health workers as leaders of wellness and change. Dr. Bracho worked as a physician in her native Venezuela for several years, after which she came to the U.S. to obtain a master's degree in public health. Her public health specialty is health education and health behavior. She has been a trainer, presenter and consultant for numerous government and private agencies around the nation. She has served on a number of boards and advisory committees and received numerous awards for her contributions to community health. She is recognized at the local, regional and national levels as an expert in the area of Latino health issues, health education, minority women, cultural competency, community organizing, diabetes education and HIV. Sponsored by the University of Illinois.
Presider: Judith Fischer, 2013 Program Chair
Sponsored by the University of Illinois, Department of Human and Community Development, Susan Silverberg Koerner, Ph.D., Chair