{"id":1072,"date":"2026-09-21T21:11:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/?post_type=session&#038;p=1072"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:57:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T02:57:07","slug":"conectando-la-comunidad","status":"publish","type":"session","link":"https:\/\/latinxvoces.org\/summit\/session\/conectando-la-comunidad\/","title":{"rendered":"Conectando la Comunidad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital health tools are becoming increasingly important for accessing care, yet many communities continue to face barriers related to technology access, health literacy, and misinformation. This workshop presents a culturally tailored framework for strengthening digital health navigation skills among promotores and community health workers. Participants will explore practical strategies for teaching digital literacy, addressing misinformation, protecting privacy, and helping families access online health resources. The session introduces a bilingual Digital Navigator Toolkit and demonstrates how trusted community messengers can help close the digital divide. By investing in workforce development and digital literacy training, organizations can improve access to healthcare while expanding career opportunities for community health workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-width:1px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">Speakers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-b861f4ab wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1092 speaker type-speaker status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry event-conectando-la-comunidad event-lightning-talk speaker_type-all-speakers\">\n\n<a 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