This workshop seeks for participants to increase awareness and understanding communicating their thoughts, feelings and needs in an effective, assertive and clear manner. Also, to know that an essential part... Read More
Participants will have the opportunity to explore the Protective Factors Framework and learn about strategies that help families build those protective factors. Participants will learn how to use strengths-based strategies... Read More
A panel of promotor peer crisis counselors will share the success and impact of the “Estamos Juntos” emotional wellness project on the community, including participants’ success stories, training topics, team... Read More
This workshop will emphasize the importance of creating and carrying out strategies to create spaces in which older adults can remain active to rescue them from loneliness, depression, and even... Read More
In this workshop, participants will learn about how women have achieved a place in society that allows them to become the person they want to be. They will have the... Read More
In this workshop, participants will create a dialogue where they will analyze the impact that the promotor’s work has had in the past and in the present, where they are... Read More
For promotores who work or live in agricultural areas and serve farmworkers and their families: participants will learn about the symptoms of pesticide poisoning, the short/long-term health effects of pesticides;... Read More
This interactive workshop will provide information about workplace health and safety principles as it applies to promotores. Through interactive activities, they will learn to identify hazards and prevent injuries and... Read More
This workshop will cover topics such as the importance of eye exams, tips for helping people experiencing vision loss, and a guide to living with vision loss and diabetes.
In this workshop, the presenters will facilitate activities to encourage participants to open conversations about sexual health with providers, family, and friends. Participants will learn to advocate for themselves and... Read More
This workshop aims to expand the promotor’s knowledge about clinical trials and provide them with tools to effectively educate the community about clinical trials and their contribution to the advancement... Read More
Through an engaging and interactive session, the presenters will train promotores to be digital ambassadors for healthy living. Participants will learn how to deliver credible and culturally relevant digital resources... Read More
This workshop promotes personal growth from realization through the expansion of consciousness. It also encourages individual conscious work, contributing to the construction of better human beings and developing better people... Read More
This workshop will present tools for promotoras and their communities that honor their mother tongue, creating channels to approach different generations. The use of children’s literature facilitates emotional regulation. It... Read More
An interactive workshop where promotores will gain skills, strategies, and tools necessary to learn to navigate reproductive health and rights issues through values clarification. With a focus on the vision... Read More
In this workshop, participants will practice activities that support the promotores getting to know each other, as well as group formation activities to help participants integrate and become a team.... Read More
This workshop will discuss the ongoing training process for promotoras. A panel of promotoras from the first generation of Visión y Compromiso’s Instituto de Promotores (Promotores Institute) will review the... Read More
This workshop will share the beginnings of CHIRLA and its impact on its members by getting involved in their communities, inspiring the participants through testimonials, some sad and some joyful.... Read More
The workshop will share the experiences of creating community gardens to develop community connections and support families to create resources for equity within our society.
During the workshop, we will open a space for reflection through questions regarding old age and aging. The purpose is to share basic academic concepts and practical applications of Gerontology... Read More
Promotores will learn the basics about asthma: what happens in the lungs when asthma symptoms begin, common triggers, how to prevent asthma attacks, and understand common asthma medications.
Currently, social networks are used continuously to learn about news, to purchase and sell diverse products, find information, establish contacts, play games, carry out professional activities, chat and share around... Read More
With the emphasis on self-care, compassion, and self-compassion, we will introduce the advantages of practicing mindfulness techniques to overcome physical and emotional abuse in people. The practice of mindfulness techniques... Read More
In this workshop, participants will discuss general information about autism that will inform and guide promotores about the factors surrounding this condition and learn about early intervention resources that can... Read More
Just as CPR trainees and the Heimlich maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, QPR trainees learn to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to... Read More
Workshop participants will discuss the impact of communication from the beginning of human society and how assertive communication techniques can lead us towards successful relationships in different areas of our... Read More
In this space, the presenters will share how popular education supports the work of promotores and their leadership towards the construction of community power, its organization, and cultural essence. The... Read More
This workshop will discuss the importance of ventilation to protect health. Ventilation helps reduce asthma triggers and exposure to toxic chemicals, allergens and other small particles that are harmful to... Read More
Learn who Family, Friends, and Neighbors (FFN) Caregivers are and why Visión y Compromiso created the “Family Caregivers Program,” what the generational approach is to address domestic violence, and some... Read More
This workshop will provide promotores information about the sexual and reproductive health services they can disseminate in their communities in culturally effective ways which has the potential to dramatically improve... Read More
An educational presentation on critical documents: what to do if a family member becomes incapacitated and cannot make their own decisions? Documents include: Advance Health Care Directives, Living Will, 5... Read More
During this workshop, participants will learn about the greenhouse effect and climate change concepts. To encourage critical thinking, participants will analyze energy consumption and its environmental repercussions.
To address the dangers of vaping, the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Community Outreach and Engagement team partnered with Visión y Compromiso to adapt e-cigarette prevention programming for use by... Read More
An informative workshop for promoters who support people living with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or kidney failure. Participants will learn about chronic diseases that lead to... Read More
Through a practical workshop that includes relaxation exercises and group dynamics, the importance of laughter therapy and good humor will be discussed, thus advocating for the right to mental health... Read More
Bailoterapia (dance therapy) helps a person to feel better physically and mentally. It helps control chronic diseases to lower stress. As this activity is carried out in a group, it... Read More
Through breathing and movement exercises this workshop will invite participants to reflect upon their life story and connect it with their personal purpose.
During this workshop, participants will reflect upon the construction of significant relationships by using their own experiences and deepening their understanding of feelings. Based on the book Atlas of the... Read More
A workshop on self-defense for women where they will obtain resources, tools and skills to be more alert and safe when they carry out community outreach activities. They will practice... Read More
In this workshop, participants will learn the importance of reading and understanding the pesticide labels, including: What is the word sign?; first aid in case of exposure; and how to... Read More
This workshop will present how caring for the different areas of human beings can lead to happiness. Promotores and community health workers will learn practical tools to help prevent common... Read More
This workshop will support Promotores to identify the characteristics of a good promotor. Participants will learn about the necessary tools for the management of confidentiality in the daily work they... Read More
During this workshop, participants will learn about specific tools to prevent disease through physical, mental-emotional, social and spiritual self-care.
Essential Access Health will facilitate an interactive workshop using a Reproductive Justice model to share advocacy and skills development tools and to increase promotores’ knowledge of sexual health rights and... Read More
During this workshop a panel of experts will present various perspectives on the support, programs and services our community needs to regain stability after being in contact with the justice... Read More
During this workshop, participants will participate in a presentation, group activity, and group discussion to learn how to utilize available resources to create positive change in rural communities. * Interpretation available