Since then the partnership has been instrumental for initiatives to end healthcare disparities and increase access to primary care services for the Hispanic/Latino community in Mecklenburg County. The MCHD has served as a critical partner for the obesity project. The community made it clear that it was important to enhance already existing programs that promote a healthy lifestyle.
Together with MAPPR, Karina Gonzales, a Registered Dietician at MCHD, set out to evaluate the departments already formed program "Hispanos Saludables". Ms. Gonzales taught classes about nutrition, exercise and well-being. Preliminary results show changes in health habits, and weight loss has occurred. Additionally, the curriculum developed for the Hispanos Saludables classes was also the basis of the media campaign portion of the research study.
The MCHD participation in the creation and production of the Radionovela "Reencuentro" intervention was led by Gary Black, Public Information Specialist for Mecklenburg County. The MCHD expertise about public health in Mecklenburg County is invaluable to the success of MAPPR and our community participatory approach.
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