Defensoras: Healthcare Advocate Learning Space
Defensoras: Healthcare Advocate Learning Space is a facilitated, collaborative, and interactive advocate space focused on healthcare delivery and payer systems, effective patient advocacy, race and gender-based health disparities, and movement building. Launched in mid-2021, this comprehensive learning space is offered in both English and Spanish, designed as a robust cohort-style experience that equips participants with the knowledge, capacity, and skills necessary to effectively engage with the healthcare system.
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The learning space is built around 10 core modules that cover essential topics such as patients' rights and healthcare justice. Our goal is to hold space for the power of communities to take charge of their health and to collectively organize as change agents ready to dismantle health inequities in Santa Clara County.
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Nomination Process
Latinas Contra Cancer is looking for strong Latiné leaders who are ready to be the change-makers and advocates for their community and their right to adequate healthcare. If you or a Latiné you know have been impacted by healthcare inequalities and want to do something about it, fill out our nomination form.
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