Learn Together, Grow Together: Promoting Wellness Through a Community Intervention
摘要
The long-standing inequities in health and mental health care for Latinx/é populations have exacerbated in the wake of COVID-19, amplifying the existing social and economic factors that contribute to poorer health and well-being. Experts within research and practice have highlighted the importance of community-level mental health interventions, stressing the need to (a) connect with communities and organizations to engage vulnerable communities, (b) provide culturally and linguistically sensitive services, and (c) use peer or community health workers or promotoras de salud for critical outreach, engagement, and service linkage. Through the Proyecto de Bienestar Comunitario de Santa Clara (The Santa Clara Community Wellness Project), a culturally informed and linguistically appropriate wellness workshop series, Pláticas, was developed to promote health and wellness. The Pláticas workshop series was facilitated by promotoras and aimed to provide practical knowledge and strategies that could be implemented into daily life to promote wellness and improve overall psychological well-being. This chapter reviews the process of development, implementation, and lessons learned.