Community of Practice

History

In 2020 at the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic there was a large influx of resources for P/CHWs. Stanford University School of Medicine convened focus groups to assess the needs of P/CHWs and identify focus areas. From these sessions emerged 2 priority areas: (1) the development of culturally and linguistically relevant outreach materials, and (2) capacity development for P/CHWs. A group of 15 P/CHWs were then recruited to based on interest to join a community of practice (known today as Promotoras con Stanford en Acción) to work the priority areas identified to advance health equity.[1]

 

[1] Rodriguez Espinosa P, Martinez Mulet Y, Chen W-t, Kirk C, Tran C, Gonzalez M and Rosas LG (2023) Community of Practice of Promotoras de Salud to address health inequities during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Front. Public Health. 11:1260369. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1260369

Consulting Opportunity

Community-engaged research is an important approach for advancing health equity and fundamental to successful implementation and translational of scientific advances. The P/CHW consulting group leverages the experience of promotoras/community health workers to offer feedback and advice on research directly impacting underserved communities (e.g., Latinx, immigrant, underserved communities).

Role of P/CHWs:

  • Offer tailored feedback to research teams on how best to engage, respond, and connect with communities of interest
  • Offer tailored feedback on specific study materials (e.g., outreach, educational, outreach or recruitment) to ensure cultural and linguistic appropriateness
  • Offer input on appropriateness of protocols or measures
  • Share best community engagement practices with research teams
     

Role of research teams:

  • Convene the P/CHW community of practice
  • Prepare the research team in advance 
  • Facilitate the consultation session 
  • Collect feedback from P/CHW community of practice and share with the research team
     

If you are interested in presenting your research project or program to the P/CHW consulting group, please email Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, prespinosa@stanford.edu, or Yessica Martinez Mulet, yessicam@stanford.edu.

Community-Based Organizations Represented