DEMING — During 2022, the Luna County Health Council contracted with community health workers (promotoras de salud) for a community outreach project. The project involved them as trusted members of communities who could help more people access services, and also increase those services’ cultural competency through the promotoras’ understanding of the lived experience of their community members.

A planning meeting at the Luna County Courthouse in February drew 22 community members and representatives from 10 local governments and agencies, according to a project report.

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