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Article from the COPE
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Pictured from
left to right: Laura Ramirez, Nellie
Granados, Martha Garcia, and Daisy Quezada
Promotoras from Healthy Mothers Healthy
Babies of Maricopa County
May 2011
Since July 2010,
the C.O.P.E. Coalition has partnered with the
Promotoras from Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
of Maricopa County (http://www.itsababyslife.com/)
to provide a variety of services to reduce
underage drinking in Maryvale. This neighborhood
liaison program engages participants to take on
a grassroots approach to community involvement.
C.O.P.E. would like to thank the Promotoras from
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies for their
excellent work, service and dedication to the
coalition. Here are some highlights of their
accomplishments:
- Trainings:
C.O.P.E. UAD presentation, SPF model,
Magellan Behavioral Health system,
administering community norms surveys and
community readiness assessment surveys, and
distribution of video/radio PSAs.
- Letters to
the Editor: Wrote 6 Letters to the Editor.
Letter published in La Voz newspaper in
December. Letters published in newsletters
for 4 Block Watch groups: SPARC, Amberlea,
Epworth, and Tomahawk.
- Event
Outreach: Greer Wilson Health Fair,
GAIN/SPARC health fair, C.O.P.E. Health
Fair, Touchstone Behavioral Health Family
Fun Day, Golden Gate Health Fair, Maryvale
High Open House, Youth Council Haunted
House, Golden Gate Health Fair, Trevor
Browne Health Fair.
- Needs
Assessment Outreach: Distributed 125
community norms surveys and 14 community
readiness assessments.
- C.O.P.E door
hanger/magnets: Distributed 1200
door-to-door throughout Maryvale community.
- C.O.P.E.
video/radio PSAs: Discussed public service
announcements with 29 school officials from
Isaac and Cartwright School District and
provided copies.
- Current
tasks: Flyers and word of mouth to increase
C.O.P.E. membership and liquor store
observation to report stores selling to
youth.
Thank you,
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
Martha Garcia,
Nellie Granados, Laura Ramirez, Daisy Quezada,
Silvia Salas, Claudia Medina, Julissa Guzman,
Veronica Parra-Mungarro, Ana Garza, Valeria De
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