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‘We’re promotoras 24 hours a day.’ These Valley health workers are trusted guides for the community and people in crisis

Long before Antonia Sierra-Martinez knew the term “promotora de salud,” she knew what it meant to show up when somebody needed help. She grew up in Santa María, a small farming community in Guanajuato, Mexico. There, her mother, with a young Sierra-Martinez in tow, went from house to house, helping neighbors with whatever they needed.  The mother-daughter duo helped older neighbors with their gardens and daily chores, and they even administered injections and provided…