COVID-19 Testing and Public Health Education for Farm Working Communities in the Eastern Coachella Valley
Project Aims:
The main goal of this project is the reduce the spread of COVID-19 amongst Latinx farm working communities of the Inland Desert region of Riverside County. The project consists of gathering data with the help of the community and public health partners to assess the needs of farm working communities and provide adequate resources, such as COVID-19 testing sites. The final stages of the project include assessing how accessibility to COVID-19 information and resources has changed.
Impacts:
During this project, we held a series of 22 virtual talks, named the “Platicas del COVID-19” that reached almost 30,000 users. These talks consisted of Q&A sessions in the presence of a licensed doctor, promatoras, and medical students to discuss important COVID-19 information. Take a look at the series here:
Take a look at our final project report here:
What are we doing now?
Although this project has ended, we continue to share COVID-19 resources on our social media. Follow us on Facebook @unidoporsalud and Instagram @coachellavalley_freeclinic
Self Care Activity:
Creating and Cultivating Stories for Our Community is a coloring book and zine that brings together self-care activities, self-care resources, and COVID-19 information based on the research from our COVID-19 testing and public health education in the eastern valley. This coloring book/zine was led by young people in the Youth Leadership Institute, ¡Que Madre! Media who care deeply about equity in communities in the eastern valley. See the coloring book/zine and enjoy the art!