Thanks to Froedtert West Bend Hospital’s Healthy Community Fund, Casa Guadalupe started the Latino Health Outreach Project (LHOP) in 2013. The main goal of this project is to help increase the knowledge of health literacy among the Spanish speaking residents of Washington County, and help improve their overall quality of life and wellbeing.

Since 2016, thanks to funding secured through Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, we were able to hire a Community Health Navigator and expand to start our ” Healthy Latinos, Healthy Futures” initiatives, were the principal goal is to empower Spanish Speaking families in Washington County to make healthier lifestyle choices through nutrition, physical activity, mental wellness, and prevention and management of chronic health conditions. As the health and wellness needs of the Spanish speaking community grew over the years, we expanded our staffing to include a Bilingual Resource Advocate and a Community Health Educator. 

Our goal is that Latinos will learn effective diet management and chronic illness prevention which helps to achieve Wisconsin’s high rankings of healthiness, and helps to reduce Emergency Department visits and hospitalization.

Casa Guadalupe is working with many local health care agencies and community partners to make these projects a success, including Froedtert West Bend Hospital, Albrecht Free Clinic, Lakeshore Community Health Clinic, American Heart Association, Advocate Aurora, Midland Health, Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department, Well Washington County Coalition, Extension Washington County, Blue Stone Counseling, Catholic Charities, Salud First, Prevent Blindness Wisconsin, Milwaukee Area Health Education Center, Friends, Inc., Kettle Moraine YMCA, Wisconsin Well Woman Program, Hartford Recreation Department, the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging.

Gracias al fondo “Comunidad Saludable” del hospital Joseph’s-Froedtert, Casa Guadalupe en el 2013 inicio el programa Latino de salud (LHOP por sus siglas en ingles). El principal objetivo de este projecto es incrementar el conocimiento y alfabetización en salud entre los hispanos hablantes residentes del condado de Washington, para de esta manera promover una mejor calidad de vida.

Desde el año 2013 y gracias a todos los fondos recibos, hemos podido expandir este projecto de salud ahora llamado “Latinos Saludables, Futuros Saludables” donde el principal objetivo es informar a los hispano hablantes residentes del condado de Washington como tomar decisiones saludables y mejorar sus estilos de vida mediante clases de nutrición, actividad fisica y manejo de enfermedades cronicas. 

 Casa Guadalupe trabaja de la mano con diversas organizaciones locales de salud para hacer de todos estos programas un éxito, actualmente trabajamos con las siguientes organizaciones: Froedtert-St. Joseph’s Hospital, Albrecht Free Clinic, American Heart Association, Aurora Healthcare, Midland Health, Washington County Health Department, Well Washington County Coalition, UW-Extension, Kettle Moraine YMCA, Healthline First Aid, Susan G. Komen, Hartford Recreation Department, GrapeVine-Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation, the Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging and local Zumba instructors.

Thank you to our generous Health Program Funders!

¡Gracias a nuestros generosos donadores!