Resource Details

Creating Community Connections: Introducing the Dinámicas E-Book Blog Series

Year Developed: 2024

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Enabling Staff Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Enabling Staff Outreach Staff

Language(s): English

Developed by: MHP Salud
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Resource Summary: MHP Salud’s “Creating Community Connections” e-book is a free resource designed to help health centers, community organizations, and Community Health Workers (CHWs) build meaningful relationships with underserved and marginalized populations. It offers interactive techniques, cultural sensitivity guidance, and practical tools to enhance community engagement and support. Accessible via MHP Salud’s website, the e-book aims to improve outreach effectiveness and foster trust within diverse communities.

Resource Details: The “Creating Community Connections: Dinámicas e-book” includes a variety of dinámicas offering interactive methods to foster engagement across different settings and group sizes. It supports facilitators in building meaningful connections with diverse populations, including underserved and marginalized groups like Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs).

Resource Topic: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Special and Vulnerable Populations, Workforce, Promising/Best Practices

Resource Subtopic: Health Equity, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Implementation Feasibility, Operational Feasibility, Engagement.

Keywords: Communication, Transparency, and Outreach, Community Health Workers, Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), Education of - Staff (e.g., Competency-Based), Patient Education, Hispanic Americans/Latinos, Latinas, Implementation Tools, Non-Clinical Services.