"Our Community Engagement"
Expanding the Role of Promotores/Community Health Care Workers
MOTIVATE/MOTIVAR
INFORM/INFORMAR
NAVIGATE/NAVEGAR
EDUCATE/EDUCAR
Click the link above to access our Community Health & Wellness Learning Academy
which serves as a national resource for Promotores/Community Health Workers offering
- Culturally and linguistically tailored courses in English and Spanish
- Diverse topics such as cancer, behavioral health, patient-centered navigation, case management for pregnant women, and community advocacy.
- Pre tests, post tests, and graded readiness assessments (if desired) to ensure knowledge gain
- Interactive forums and networking opportunities with thousands of community leaders!”
CONTACT CENTER
Our Telehealth Community Navigation Contact Center meets the needs of underserved communities through virtual support—via phone, text, email, or social media. We build comprehensive health assessment profiles, connecting individuals to resources addressing social health and medical care determinants. Timely follow-ups ensure no care gaps are left unaddressed, making virtual navigation a lifeline for our vulnerable populations.
Call 281-801-5285
OUR MISSION
The mission of Día de la Mujer Latina is to promote healthy behaviors within the underserved Latino community by providing a culturally and linguistically proficient education, facilitating early detection screening, and culturally preventative care interventions; promoting wellness with resource information, Promotores/Community Health Workers training and Patient Navigation for follow-up services.
OUR LEADERSHIP
National Board of Directors
Venus Ginés, M.A., CHWI
President/Founder Executive Board
Cesar Rolon Jr. – Past Board Chair
Imagen Marketing Consultants
Yvette De Luna
Attorney
Concepcion Diaz-Arrastia
MD – Medical Director
Women’s Health Surgeon
Emilia Cordero
MS, RN, ANP-C, – Secretary
Baylor College of Medicine
Leslie Enriquez
Honorary Board Member
Zahyrah Blakeney
Board Chair
Episcopal Health Foundation
Nelly Elorza
Administrator (Volunteer)
CHW/Promotores Instructor, Notary Public
Advisory Board
Arnie Joseph
Chroma Group – New Jersey
Dr. Jose Gerena
DML Puerto Rico
Volunteer Staff
Timothy Akers, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research Innovation and Advocacy
Robin Albany
Nurse Practitioner
Lourdes Ortiz
Patient Navigator
In November 2019, DML inaugurated training courses for the students at the UABCS, Universidad Autónoma Baja California Sur, Los Cabos in Mexico.Dozens of students attended the Workshop: Diabetes and Obesity Awareness among the Latino community.
OUR FOUNDER
Venus Ginés earned a B.A. from California State University on Latin American Studies & Women’s Studies and a M.A. from Georgia State University (WMSI), focusing on the cultural and system barriers faced by Latinas with breast cancer.
Appointed to NCI’s first Director’s Consumer Liaison Group and in 1997, invited to present at a Congressional Panel for the recognition of the term “Latino” as a proper category term for the new population from Latin America initiated Venus’s advocacy work for cancer and women’s rights. Nationally, she served on many national boards appointed to the Blue Ribbon Panel of NCI Health Disparities Progress Review Group in Washington, DC/chairing the Trans HHS Cultural Competence in Education & Training Roundtable.
