South Central Heals
Combating health disparities and nourishing collective health through targeted interventions, community engagement, and equitable healthcare access.
South Central Heals
Combating health disparities and nourishing collective health through targeted interventions, community engagement, and equitable healthcare access.
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Sign up for updates or a free home health visit.
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Keep an eye out for Promotores de Salud/Community Health Workers in your neighborhood!
Sign up to schedule a visit.
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The next Community Convening is July 13 at Florence Library.
Help shape the future of healthcare in South Central!
Esperanza Community Housing, St. John’s Community Health, and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health are collaborating in a 5-year initiative to nurture health and well-being in our South Central community.
Promotores de Salud / Community Health Workers provide free health assessments and guide participating households through ongoing care plans that include free mental and physical healthcare, social services, and community programs.
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Home Visits & Outreach
We work directly with South Central L.A. residents to understand their health needs and conduct household health assessments.
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Service Matching
We connect residents to health and social service programs, and guide them through referrals and follow-ups.
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Community Action Plan
We empower the community to collectively define health and well-being priorities and create an action plan.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Promotores de Salud are graduates of the Esperanza Community Housings' Promotores de Salud Program. Promotores are trained to provide culturally accessible health advocacy and education to low-income communities of color. Because they are from the communities they serve, they are uniquely able to achieve significant results in improving health outcomes.
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Community Health Workers are community members trained to provide culturally accessible health advocacy and education to low-income communities of color specific to the Community Public Health Teams.
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Yes! Please use our sign-up form to contact us.
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Interviewees will not be provided with compensation or incentives. They will be connected to health resources and free services that match their needs.
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The assessment is currently only offered in English and Spanish. If you feel there’s a need in your community for other languages, please use our contact form to let us know.
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Health data is collected in person by trained Promotores de Salud / Community Health Workers via tablet (or in the beginning of the project in paper format). Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, Saint John's Community Health, and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health keep your electronic and paper data secure on our drives, online, and in locked file cabinets as Protected Health Information (PHI). Please read more about this in our Notice of Privacy Practices.
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Yes! The program will conduct outreach at locations such as homeless shelters or drop-in centers. They will also conduct street outreach to provide information and support to houseless individuals.
Contact Us
For general information, use our contact form to join the mailing list.
For specific questions and accessibility needs, call, email, or visit our office.
All contact methods have Spanish-speaking staff. For other languages, please email.
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation
3655 South Grand Avenue, Suite 280
Los Angeles, California 90007
Angelica Romero, Program Manager
angelicar@esperanzacommunityhousing.org
(213) 373-1384
South Central Heals
South Central Heals is an initiative by Esperanza Community Housing, St. John’s Community Health, Rising Communities, and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Read our Notice of Privacy Practices.