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Board directs report to strengthen promotoras, community health workers amid heightened immigration enforcement
Summary
The Board asked county departments to report back on methods to support promotoras and community health workers with mental‑health services, legal assistance and training so they can better serve communities fearful of immigration enforcement.
The Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5 unanimously directed county health departments and the Office of Immigrant Affairs to develop a coordinated plan to support promotoras and community health workers, citing growing community fear related to increased immigration enforcement and the important role peer workers play as trusted messengers.
The motion, authored by Supervisors Hilda Solis and Janice Hahn and co‑authored by others, asks the Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, Department of Health Services, the County’s Center for…
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