Module 4 – Case
HEALTH PROMOTION STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES
Case Assignment

https://www.youtube.com/nVWsBVoSGdo

1. Citizen Film (2010). Maquilapolis – Promotoras.

https://www.youtube.com/egrm6csKERg

2. Community Advocacy Program (2009). Beyond Medicine: Removing Legal Barriers to Health.

https://www.youtube.com/Cyx3rk05lJ4

3. Kaiser Permanente (2010) Las Promotoras: Kaiser Permanente Helps Latino Families Access Care.

https://www.youtube.com/XaL-YiZsh0M

4. Proyecto Azteca (2010). Colonias and Hell’s Half Acre.

5. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2009). Health Angels: Help for Society’s Most Vulnerable People.

6. Vision y Compromiso (2010). Promotoras and Community Health Workers Network.

Please watch at least two of the brief videos linked in the background info. Write an essay that includes the following:

Tell me which 2 videos you watched. Briefly explain the main themes of each video.
What health issues and services do the promotoras in the videos address?
Do you think the promotora model is successful? Please explain.
Which aspects of community organizing does the promotora model address?
What other cultures and what other Healthy People 2020 leading health indicators could this model be used for?

Assignment Expectations
Length: 2 pages
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