Posts For Category: "Programs"

Chula Vista Community Collaborative’s Promotora Program Expansion

The Chula Vista Community Collaborative (CVCC) was established in 1993 and is located in Chula Vista, California, in the San Diego County region. The CVCC works to support and strengthen families through a network of five family resource centers. In 2000, the CVCC was involved in a funded community outreach project that gave birth to […]

Community Health Worker Integration: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Hypertension Self-Management

Community Health Workers as Part of the Hypertension Self-Management Care Team Nearly 30 percent of adults in the United States have hypertension, which places them at a greater risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and fifth leading causes of death.[i][ii] Infrequent provider interactions are insufficient to adequately support behavior change among clients self-managing […]