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Program – Small Style

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Day 1
06 Oct 2017
Day 2
07 Oct 2017
Day 3
04 Oct 2018
Day 4
05 Oct 2018
Day 5
06 Oct 2018
Day 6
26 Sep 2019
Day 7
27 Sep 2019
Day 8
28 Sep 2019
Day 9
23 Jun 2021
Day 10
28 Sep 2019
Day 11
01 Oct 2020
Day 12
02 Oct 2020
Day 13
03 Oct 2020

Keep Going, Going: The World Is Not Going to End: Training of Trainers on What to Do About Climate Change

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
107A
Nancy Villasenor

The Internet: My Best Friend in the Sexual Education of My Children

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
200A
The Internet: My Best Friend in the Sexual Education of My Children
Laura Vargas

Integrating Digital Storytelling in Promotores’ Programs

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
202A
Martha Valle Hernández
Gladys García
Virginia Camberos

Research as a Tool for the Development of Your Programs and Your Community*

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
105
Gloria Chavez
Claudia Martinez

Reading Transforms You

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
201AB
Norma Perez
Julissa Gutierrez
Nora Vigil

Promotores Improving the Quality of Health Care in Hospital Emergency Departments

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
107B
Maria Garibay
Juan Mendez

The Past, Present, and Future of Health Care Reform

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
104A
Marisol Guillen
Edgar Aguilar

Saving Lives: Empowered Communities Decreasing Maternal and Infant Deaths in Guatemala

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
102
Celestino Yuja Suc
Carlos Uvaldo Coc Cu

A Strong Woman Is Created, Not Born

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
200C
Dulce Muro
Zoila Ocegueda
Clara Garcia

Unidos: Mobilizing Communities for People’s Health

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
200B
Marisela Lopez
Rosa L. Flores
Herminia Ledesma

The Power of Forgiveness: Living Beyond Physical, Emotional and Sexual Abuse

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
107B
Jose Arturo Palato

Creating my CareMap

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
107A
Edith Gonzalez
Ana Calderon

Controlling Emotions: Tools to Develop Inner Resilience

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
200C
Jessica Rossier Uribe

Listening With Empathy and Making Empathy Books

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
200A
Glenda Linares

The Power of the Promotor in Prevention: Making a Difference in Colorectal Cancer Screening

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
102
Ilda Oropeza Zepeda, BA
Jesse Nodora, DrPH
Michelle Linares, MA

Empower Yourself: Health Information on the Internet

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
107C
Kay Deeney
Yamila M. El-Khayat

Promotores as Agents of Change: From Recruitment to Research*

3:45 pm – 5:30 pm
104A
Mayra Lubov
Mike Young
Silvia Castillo

Protecting Women’s Health in the Trump Era: Community Education and Digital Storytelling

3:45 pm – 5:30 pm
202A
Silvia Castillo

Fight the Bite: How to Keep Your Community Safe from Mosquitoes and the Diseases They Spread

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Helen Kuan
Sandra Gomez
Lisa Patrick-Mudd
Hugo Ramirez

Conducting Effective Outreach and Education In The Community*

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
201AB
Hugo Ramirez

The Power and Resilience of Indigenous People

3:45 pm - 5:30 pm
105
Alberto Perez Rendon
Leoncio Vasquez Santos
Arcenio López

Documentary Showing of “Un Día con Alzheimer’s”

5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
BALLROOM ABC

Healthy Minds, Healthy Futures: Examining the Impact of Federal Immigration Policy on Children of Immigrant Families*

8:15 am – 10:15 am
202A
Aracely Navarro
Mayra Alvarez

Chronic Disease and the Kidneys

8:15 am – 10:15 am
200B
Franco Reyna

Cavities Get Around: What Every Parent and Caregiver Should Know About Children’s Oral Health

8:15 am – 10:15 am
200A
Maricendi Jaimes
Gabriela Medina

The Role of Social Media on Teenage Suicide Rates

8:15 am – 10:15 am
107A

Let’s Have Some Coffee: Recommendations to Increase Your Self-esteem and Gain Emotional Wisdom

8:15 am – 10:15 am
200C
Silvia Gutierrez-Raghunath

Raising Thriving Kids: Simple, Everyday Steps to Better Parenting

8:15 am – 10:15 am
105
Edwin Rivera

Respect the Air and the Planet

8:15 am – 10:15 am
202B
Raquel Trinidad
Luz Gomez

Preparing the Promotor for the Workforce

8:15 am – 10:15 am
107B
Diana Hernandez
Melinda Cordero-Bárzaga

Promotores: The Community Transformation Model*

8:15 am – 10:15 am
201AB
Melinda Cordero-Bárzaga

Prevention of Pesticide Poisoning: What to Do and Who to Call

8:15 am – 10:15 am
104A
Martha Elena Sanchez
Fabiola Estrada

How to Gain Long-Lasting Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Benefits Through the Practice of Yoga

8:15 am – 10:15 am
103
Lidia Medina

Mental Health First Aid

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
201AB
Hector Martinez

How to Live Well With Diabetes: Integrating the Motivational Interview as a Tool

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Yadira Benjalloun
Ruth Pereira
Brenda Monzon, MPH, BS

Mental Health Among Immigrants

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
103
Brenda Monzon, MPH, BS

Resilience: When I Felt More Like Dying, I Regained Insight for Living

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
105
Antolín Rodríguez

Human Beings and Their Environment: Ergonomics and the Promotor

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
200A
Deogracia Cornelio

Resilience and Self Healing: Theta Brain Waves as Part of Our Inner Wisdom

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
106
Maria Elena Fonseca

Growing Promotores de Corazon in the Primary Care Delivery System*

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
202B
Carlos Londoño
Elizabeth Oseguera

Preparing for the Golden Years

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
202A
Pilar Looney
Magda Rojas

The Art of Supervising Promotores*

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
107A
Norma Benitez

La Clave: Mental Health Among Latinos

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
200C
La Clave: Mental Health Among Latinos

California Dreaming… or Struggling? Financial Security among Generation X and Boomers

10:30 am – 12:30 pmPM
200B
Adriana Mendoza

2018 Conference

3:30 pm-5:00 pm

Pre Registered Check-in

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception Registration

Welcome Reception

6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
7:00 am – 8:30 am

Registration

Melinda Cordero-Bárzaga

Welcome

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Melinda Cordero-Bárzaga

Plenary

9:30 am-10:35 am

Exámenes de Salud, Mesas de Exhibición, Bailoterapia

10:45 am-12:00 pm

Lunch

12:00 pm – 1:15 pm
BALLROOM ABC

Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

1:30 pm–3:30 pm

Respect My Health, Respect My Dignity: Building a Culture of Human Rights

1:30 pm–3:30 pm

Promoting Healthy Choices: Strategies for Promotores de Salud

1:30 pm–3:30 pm

Among Women

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Business Mindset

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Be Fire Smart and Earthquake Smart: How to Prepare Your Loved Ones for a Possible Disaster

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

SanaMente/Each Mind Matters: The California Mental Health Campaign

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Advocating Together: Promotores at the Head of the Advocacy Table

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Loss of Memory, Dementia and Alzheimer’s: Resources for the Latino Community

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Promotores and the Community Transformation Model

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Recuperación sostenible de la nutrición de los niños menores de dos años en la comunidad

1:30 pm-3:30 pm

Workshops A

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
See workshop descriptions.

Nothing About Us, Without Us: Engaging CHWs/Promotores in Insightful Conversations on Sustainability and Financing

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

The Hands of Time: Until the Good Is Better and the Better Is Best

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

How to Prepare for Your Financial Future

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections in Our Community

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

Chronic Disease and Your Kidneys

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

Reproductive and Sexual Health: Know Your Rights

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

How to Speak in Public

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

The Healing Energy of Forgiveness: Overcoming Physical, Emotional and Sexual Abuse

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

Start Again, Not Over: Turning Loss and Grief to Loss and Gain

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

Holistic Health with Dr. Glenn

3:45 pm-5:45 pm

Workshops B

3:45 pm - 5:45 pm
See workshop descriptions.

Dinner/Dance

7:00 pm – 11:59 pm

Physical Activity Workshops

7:00 am-8:00 am
7:00 am–9:00 am

Registration

Plenary

9:15 am-10:15 am

The Environment and Your Health: Strategies for Avoiding Harmful Environmental Exposures Before and During Pregnancy

10:30 am–12:30 pm

Hurray for Promotores Who Speak Out About Cancer Prevention! How a Conversation About the Human Papilloma Virus Can Save Lives

10:30 am-12:30 pm

A Spiritual Approach to Resilience

10:30 am-12:30 pm

How to Cultivate Resilience in Our Clients Using Motivational Interviewing

10:30 am-12:30 pm

Well-being in the Digital Age: A Workshop to Create Healthy Online Content

10:30 am-12:30 pm

From Fear to Love: Coaching and the Development of Interpersonal Skills to Prevent and Liberate the Circle of Violence

10:30 am-12:30 pm

Songs from the Heart: Celebrating the Verse, the Voice and the Health of the Singer

10:30 am-12:30 pm

Caring from the Heart: Family, Friends and Neighbors as Child-Care Providers

10:30 am-12:30 pm

Advocacy, How Does It Work? A Perspective from a College Campus

10:30 am-12:30 pm

A Healthy Smile Never Gets Old

10:30 am-12:30 pm

The Integration of the Promotor into the Workforce

10:30 am-12:30 pm

Workshops C

10:30 am – 12:30 pm
See workshop descriptions.

Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:15 pm

Conference Closing Activity

2:15 pm-3:15 pm

Closing

3:15 pm-4:00 pm

2019 Conference

Welcome Night

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
8:30 am

Welcome

9:00 am – 10:00 am 

Opening Session 

Reproductive Health…Family Planning Methods… and The Key Question: Do You or Your Partner Plan to Have a Baby in the Next Year?

10:15 am-12:15 pm
Carmen Zapata Diaz

Catalytic Leadership to Achieve Community Change

10:15 am-12:15 pm
Teresa Andrews
Carolina Aristizabal, MD, MPH, CHES

Prostate Cancer Handbook: Raising Awareness About Prevention of Prostate Cancer Among Latino Men

10:15 am-12:15 pm
Carolina Aristizabal, MD, MPH, CHES
Eduardo Ibarra

Education Leaders Empowering Parents*

10:15 am-12:15 pm
Alma Rosa Bernabe Santibanez
Erika Luis Sanchez
Miya Barnett

Supporting Children’s Learning for a Better Future: Supervising the Academic Progress of Our Children

10:15 am-12:15 pm
Araceli Simeon
Maria Rosales

10 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Warning Signs

10:15 am -12:15 pm
Perla Garay
Mariaelena Aguilar

“Caution, It’s Hot!”: A Burn Prevention Program for the Whole Family

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Debbie Karaman
Priscilla Marín

An Ace Up Your Sleeve: Creative Techniques to Educate Others About Cancer

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Priscilla Marín
Ghecemy Lopez, DSW, MAEd

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delays

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Sara Calderon
Alma Garcia

Educating Under the Tent

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Kristiana Huitron
Patricia Granados

Planning for a Healthy Home, Body and Baby

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Sandy Navarro
Gabriela Gonzalez
Luz Chacon

What Is Gender Violence and How to Recognize It?

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Andrea Lizama Pinto

Get Counted! Lead your Family and Community Count for the 2020 Census *

10:15 am - 12:15 pm
Miguel Martinez
Giovany Hernandez
Ely Flores

Workshops A

10:15 am – 12:15 pm
See workshop descriptions.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Descanso

Workshops B

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
See workshop descriptions.

The Role of Health Promotoras in the Advancement of Environmental and Occupational Health 

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Alma R. Galvan

Bureau of Victim Services: Helping Victims Become Survivors*

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Alejandra Lopez
Betzy Portillo
Jasmine Ascencio

What Is Research? Myths and the Participation of Latinos

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Sara Calderon
Alma Garcia

Parkinson’s: A Silent Enemy?

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Veronica Alvarado
Adriana Jimenez

What You Don’t Know About Diabetes: Empower Yourself with Medical Information and Improve Your Health!

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Yamila El-Khayat
Nora Franco
Ana M. Macias
Nubia Cristina González Obregón

The Use of Popular Education in Community Outreach*

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Nubia Cristina González Obregón
The Use of Popular Education in Community Outreach*
Adriana Morieko

Promoting Active Living Through the Implementation of Successful Strategies in the Latino Community

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Leslie Quiroz
Alexander Vigo-Valentin

Alert, Strong and Safe: Self Defense for Promotoras

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Karla Morales
Alejandra Aguilar Avelino

How to Align the Physical Mind with the Higher Mind

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Maria Elena Fonseca Ortiz

Disaster Preparedness: From Home to Community 

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Joselito Garcia Ruiz

Healing with Art

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Juan Velazquez

Negative Effects of the Excessive Use of Technology Among Children 

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Humberto Perez

Nutrition, Happiness and Compassion: Food with Love, Peace in Your Heart

3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Antolin Rodriguez

Optional activities

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
6:30 pm – 24:00 am

Cena y celebración

Workshops C

7:00 am – 8:00 am
See workshop descriptions.
Arturo Palato

Bailoterapia 

7:00 am-8:00 am
Arturo Palato

We Are Vibrational Beings: We Are What We Think

7:00 am-8:00 am
Lidia Medina

Workshops D

9:00 am - 11:00 am
See workshop descriptions.

Stop the Bleeding: Wound Hemorrhage Control

9:00 am-11:00 am
Catherin Goodhue
Ana Castro
Melissa Anderson

Poisonous Beauty: The Danger of Mercury in Facial Creams 

9:00 am-11:00 am
Sandra Garcia
Amy V. Smith
Hugo Ramirez

Reaching Your Financial Goals

9:00 am-11:00 am
Hugo Ramirez

No to Blackouts! Justice in Public Services to Protect Community Health

9:00 am-11:00 am
Gabriela Sandoval

Promoting Healthy Changes Within the Community

9:00 am-11:00 am
Karolina Schantz

“A Heart to Heart Talk” How’s Your Self-Esteem? Achieving Emotional Wisdom

9:00 am-11:00 am
Silvia Gutierrez-Raghunath
Nubia Cristina González Obregón

Social Networks and Health Promotion

9:00 am-11:00 am
Nubia Cristina González Obregón

Interconnectedness and Your Well-Being

9:00 am-11:00 am
Maria Jimenez
Arcelia Aguilera

Use and Abuse of Alcohol and Other Substances Among Older Adults 

9:00 am-11:00 am
Amelia Viviana Criado
Hugo Ramirez

The Art of Parenting*

9:00 am-11:00 am
Hugo Ramirez

Answers About the New Immigration Proposal on Public Charge 

9:00 am-11:00 am
Luz Maria Gallegos
Aracely Navarro
Gabrielle
Liz Oseguera

Reaching Mental and Spiritual Freedom*

9:00 am-11:00 am
Jesse Esqueda, OMI
Silvia Esqueda, MS, LMFT

Helping the Caregiver

9:00 am-11:00 am
Adriana Mendoza, MSW
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

Lunch

When Your Kidneys Fail

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Franco Reyna

Returning to My Roots*

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Vanessa Hauc
Carlos Zegarra

Respecting Diversity: Getting to Know the LGBT Community

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Andrea Lizama Pinto

Recovering from the Grief of Being an Immigrant

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Elizabeth Bautista
Claudia Rodriguez-Briones

Building Strong and Healthy Relationships

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Dulce Macias

Key Ingredients to Improve Schools and Student Performance: Family & Community Engagement

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Araceli Simeon

Environmental Justice: Exposure to Lead and Other Chemicals

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Cindy Rojas
Angie Barboza

Compassion in Action… The Real Connection

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Adriana P. Lopez
Lupe O. Nuñez
Veronica Torres

Immigration, Know Your Rights

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Patricia Salazar

Salvando vidas por medio de participación en ensayos clínicos sobre el cáncer

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Elena Nieves
Rosa Barahona
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
Brenda Monzon, MPH, BS

Learning to Love Yourself

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Brenda Monzon, MPH, BS

How to Avoid Unnecessary Suffering When Confronting a Health Crisis

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Magda Rojas
Lisa Gaytan

Managing Your Time Wisely*

1:45 pm-3:45 pm
Natalia Solache

Workshops E

1:45 pm – 3:45 pm
See workshop descriptions.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Closing

2020 Conference

Verne Brizendine

Welcome*

9:00 am-10:00 am
Verne Brizendine
Trenae Simpson
Denise Campos
Arturo Vargas
Melinda Cordero-Bárzaga
Maria Lemus
Angela Reed

Education and Pedagogy: Inspiration for Promotores

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Angela Reed
Santiago Gomez, MSc, MPH, PhD

A Healthy Journey to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Chronic Diseases

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Santiago Gomez, MSc, MPH, PhD
Irma Madrigal
Lidia Estrada

Workshops A

10:30 am–12:00 pm
See workshop descriptions.
Marisela Blancas

Adaptation of Effective Community Outreach in Critical Times*

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Marisela Blancas
Hugo Ramirez
Miriam Hernandez

Immune System Function in the Prevention of COVID-19*

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Miriam Hernandez
Madeleine Hernandez

Use of Social Networks in the Work of Promotores

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Madeleine Hernandez

Welcome Reception

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD

Opening Plenary: The COVID-19 Pandemic: From Inequity to Social Justice*

9:00 am-10:00 am
Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD
Nancy Villaseñor

Are Your Children Safe in Daycare?

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Nancy Villaseñor
Gloria Martinez

Active Aging and Brain Health in Latinos*

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Gloria Martinez
Patricia Dailey
Carlos Londoño, MD, MPH
Fabiola Freire

Emotional Intelligence*

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Fabiola Freire

Workshops B

10:30 am-12:00 pm
See workshop descriptions.
Carolina Aristizabal, MD, MPH, CHES

What Are Clinical Trials and How Can I Participate?

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Carolina Aristizabal, MD, MPH, CHES
Juan Carmen
Bella Cecilia Obregón Gómez

Adult Learning

10:30 am-12:00 pm
Bella Cecilia Obregón Gómez
Nubia Cristina González Obregón
Adriana Morieko
Anissa Acosta

Breaking the Cycle of Violence

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Anissa Acosta
Elizabeth Pureco-Angel

Workshops C

5:00 pm-6:30 pm
See workshop descriptions.
Heidy Caballero Fuentes

Rose Healing

5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Heidy Caballero Fuentes
Brenda Gonzales

Promotores and Community Health Workers Are Essential in Surviving a Pandemic*

5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Brenda Gonzales
Dinorah Martinez
Sandra Abarca

Women’s Reproductive Health: Know Your Rights

5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Sandra Abarca
Silvia Castillo
Hugo E. Ramirez

Reaching Your Financial Goals

5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Hugo E. Ramirez
Guillermo Hernandez

The Importance of Men in the Role as a Father in Parenting*

5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Guillermo Hernandez
Nelida Duran, PhD, MS, RD

Nutritional Genomics: What It Is? How Can My Community Benefit?

5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Nelida Duran, PhD, MS, RD
Cindy Shea’s El Mariachi Divas

Ceremony and Celebration

7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Cindy Shea’s El Mariachi Divas

Physical Activity

8:00 am-9:00 am
Silvia Ortega

Panel: Achieving Social Justice Requires an Individual Transformation*

9:00 am-10:00 am
Silvia Ortega
Erin Mooney
Xochitl Castaneda, PhD
Melinda Cordero-Bárzaga

Workshops D

10:00 am-11:30 am
See workshop descriptions.
Bella Cecilia Obregón Gómez

Myths and Realities in Communication: Promotores and Health Prevention in Times of Social Crisis

10:00 am-11:30 am
Bella Cecilia Obregón Gómez
Nubia Cristina González Obregón
Adriana Morieko
Hilda Gehrke

Collaboration Is Key

10:00 am-11:30 am
Hilda Gehrke
Carolina Aristizabal, MD, MPH, CHES

Human Papillomavirus (HPV): What Is It and How to Prevent It?*

10:00 am-11:30 am
Carolina Aristizabal, MD, MPH, CHES
Juan Carmen
Priscilla Marín

Don’t Get Overwhelmed: Self Care Workshop for Promotores

10:00 am-11:30 am
Priscilla Marín
Ghecemy Lopez, DSW, MAEd
Elena Henry

Give Your Health Value: Strengthen Your Immune System

10:00 am-11:30 am
Elena Henry
Jorge A. Cano
Arturo Palato

Promotores Building Community Power*

10:00 am-11:30 am
Arturo Palato

Closing Ceremony

11:30 am-12:15 pm