HEALTHY LATINOS, HEALTHY FUTURES

Thanks to funding received from Froedtert West Bend Hospital’s Healthy Community Fund and United Way of Washington County, we are able to collaborate with many health and wellness entities and social service agencies to provide programs that respect the local Latino community’s diversity and culture, as well as inform our collaborators on ways to better culturally understand the Latino community and their healthcare needs. Our programs help increase our clients’ knowledge of health literacy, empowers them to take responsibility for their overall health, and educates them to initiate contact with appropriate healthcare providers.

The programs that we offer are:

Blood and Biometric Screenings in collaboration with Midland Health
Living Well with Chronic Conditions (WIHA)
Health informational sessions – topics include: heart health, bone health, oral health, breast health

Mental wellness / mindfulness small group sessions
Cancer Screenings in collaboration with Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin and Advocate Aurora
Covid-19 vaccination clinics
Container Gardening
Family Wellness Sessions
Physical Activity – Zumba, yoga, etc.
Health and nutrition sessions in collaboration with Advocate Aurora and Anthem

Gracias al apoyo y fondos de la fundación “Healthy Community Fund” del hospital Froedtert West Bend y United Way del Condado de Washington, podemos colaborar con muchas entidades de salud y bienestar, y agencias de servicios sociales para proporcionar programas que respeten verdaderamente la diversidad de la comunidad hispana local, también informamos a nuestros colaboradores sobre formas de entender culturalmente mejor a la comunidad latina y sus necesidades de atención médica. Nuestros programas ayudan a incrementar el conocimiento de nuestros clientes sobre la salud y también a capacitarlos para asumir la responsabilidad de su salud en general, y a educarlos para iniciar contacto con proveedores de atención médica apropiados.

CONTAINER GARDENING

Since 2016, we have collaborated with Winterspring LLC (fka – Wellspring) to offer opportunities to grow healthy food at home to replace buying less healthy store bought food. Families also learn ways to incorporate healthy eating practices that include more produce, which they share with friends and families.

En el 2016 y 2017, ofrecimos a 20 familias cada año la oportunidad de cultivar alimentos saludables en casa para reemplazar la compra de alimentos menos saludables en tiendas. Las familias también aprendieron formas de incorporar prácticas de alimentación saludable que incluyen más productos, y lo compartieron con amigos y familias.

LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS PROGRAM

“Living Well” is a proven evidence based program to improve health and well-being for people with long-term (chronic) health conditions. The workshop provides participants with tools to better navigate life’s “ups and downs” and increase their health knowledge. This community-based program is very interactive, where mutual support and success build the participants’ confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives.

“Tomando Control de Su Salud” es un programa exitoso que promueve la salud y bienestar de las personas que parecen de enfermedades crónicas. Estos talleres, educan y dan las herramientas necesarias a cada participante para obtener una mejor calidad de vida y navegar de manera segura durante los tiempos malos que pueden traer consigo una enfermedad. Este programa basado en las necesidades de la comunidad en donde se les brinda a los participantes la confianza que necesitan para mantenerse áctivos y con ganas de vivir una vida plena.