2024/10/01 by Blanca Ruiz · 2 voices
Health Professions · Psychology · #Health and Lifestyle Studies #Stress and Burnout Research
paper · doi:10.1080/08884552.2024.2376155
openalex publication_date 2024/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/14
PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARYCommunity health worker Betsabe Ruíz relates how the La Vida en la Frontera research study in Yuma County, Arizona offered her a way to actualize her commitment to her community by providing health outreach and social connection during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes the creative ways in which the promotora team from Campesinos Sin Fronteras protected themselves and others with pandemic safety measures, such as using phone and messaging options, wearing protective gear, and providing clients with updates on available services. These adaptations and their sustained commitment to the promotora mission allowed the promotoras to continue conducting research and keep their doors open to the community at a time when most agencies shut their doors. Betsabe describes how her experienced promotora colleagues offered her invaluable lessons in professionalism, personal commitment, empathy, and other tools critical to her dedication of service to her community.