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Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud)

Community health workers, also known as “promotores de salud,” play a vital role bridging patients, communities, and healthcare providers. These AHRQ resources can help improve gaps and mitigate social determinants of health among priority populations.

Spanish-language resources to explain to patients what they can do before, during, and after certain surgeries to avoid complications and improve outcomes.

Próximamente:

  • Recuperación después de una cirugía de emergencia de la vesícula biliar.
  • Preparación y recuperación después de una cirugía de reemplazo de rodilla o de cadera.

Spanish-language resources for educating patients about healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic use, available individually below and listed here.

Supportive Female Doctor speaks with patient

This collection of AHRQ tools and resources helps promotores de salud and community health workers enhance communication and engagement with patients and families.

Young man signing medical agreement

This collection of AHRQ resources helps promotores de salud and community health workers connect patients and their families with community resources.

Stethoscope, Charts and Graphs Spreadsheet

This collection of AHRQ data tools helps promotores de salud and community health workers analyze healthcare trends in their communities. Also, various glossaries with standardize healthcare terminology.