Latino Health Access, based in Santa Ana, California — one of the most COVID-impacted cities in Orange County— is a long-time Hesperian partner. We have learned a lot from their creative and community-centered approaches to improving health, and now from their experience in helping people get the vaccine. Their promotores (community health workers), have set up small vaccination stations in neighborhood spaces like grocery stores, laundromats, churches, and even alleys to make sure that community members are informed about and can access the vaccine. The promotores also host mobile vaccination clinics during the evenings. They accept walk-ins so that working people can get vaccinated after their shifts without having to make an appointment.
