To address the needs of cancer survivors, the LIVESTRONG organization created a cancer survivorship training curriculum to increase the number of community health workers, otherwise known as promotoras, and their skills, knowledge and confidence on the physical, emotional and day-to-day concerns of cancer survivors. To date, LIVESTRONG has trained more than 500 promotores across the country. What exactly is a promotora? Watch this video of Guadalupe Cornejo, a promotora at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, who explains what she does and who she helps. To see more of what a promotora does, watch a video, "A Day in the Life of a Promotora," in English subtitles or ...
Check out this Spanish version of A Patient Navigation Manual to guide health organizations in developing patient navigation services. Get it Spanish or English. The manual first defines patient navigation. Patient navigators are trained health workers who aim to help “navigate” people through the often-complex healthcare system and remove barriers to timely, quality cancer care. It then offers a six-step guide to determine whether navigation is right for a health organization, and highlights important considerations for implementing navigation. The manual also features many robust tools, customizable templates, and other resources for starting up navigation. “We are excited to offer, for free, this guide in both English and Spanish to help health providers and groups ...
