On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Compton Councilmember Andre Spicer hosted a transformative community event, the “New Year, New Me” Expungement and Resource Fair, at the Dollarhide Community Center. The fair aimed to empower Compton residents by providing essential services and support.
Community health workers (CHWs), known in Latino communities as promotoras, are community members who provide health education and linkage to health services in their communities. CHWs deliver these services through a cultural lens representative of their community. They help to bridge the gap between the medical providers and communities suffering from poor health outcomes.
The ground level is where we, as an industry, can focus our efforts in a practical way to address how we collectively treat communities of color.