Program ModelsSalud Para Todos Program
Salud Para Todos (Health for All) trains Promotores and Promotoras to address mental health, substance abuse, stress and violence in their camps and communities. In collaboration with Migrant and Community Health Centers, the program supports Promotores(as) as they provide health education, referrals and advocacy. In this way, the Promotores(as) help health care providers improve their service delivery to farmworkers and rural communities. As a result, farmworkers gain a trusted resource person, better access to health services and culturally competent information and support.
The program provides a model for reaching isolated farmworker and rural communities and breaking down the cultural barriers that prevent community members from seeking care. Promotores(as) have demonstrated the benefits and promise of offering peer support around health issues which are complex, painful and all too often stigmatized.
"For the last 30 years I have come to the same camp here in Michigan, and this is the first time that I feel that I have learned something of value besides earning money to survive. This has been a rewarding experience for the whole family. I hope that [Migrant Health Promotion] will come next year to continue teaching us how to improve our family communication."
-Farmworker in Michigan
Results
Sixty percent of farmworkers who participated in Salud Para Todos Programs in Colorado, Michigan and North Carolina reported decreased stress levels as a result of the program.
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Materials
Migrant Health Promotion offers free and low-cost materials and tools designed to support Salud Para Todos Programs.
Salud Para Todos Implementation Guide
Salud Para Todos "Teaching Notes"
Profile
A Story from the Program
A Promotor in the Salud Para Todos Program in North Carolina noticed that one of the men in his camp seemed very sad and worried. He talked with him, and the man confessed that he was feeling depressed and had other health problems due to worry and anxiety about his family in Mexico. He asked the Promotor if he would help him make an appointment at the clinic. The Promotor made the appointment and went to speak with the man afterward. The man told him that he felt much better after having talked with the Promotor and with a specialist.
