During the past two years, Prosumer Mujeres, a research group in the Center for Healthy Outcomes in Aging, has worked with local Latina women from Mountain Park Health Center to discuss the benefits and barriers to physical activity, as well as possible intervention programs. Through ASU’s partnership with this exceptional group of women, Prosumer Mujeres has created many effective recruitment and retention strategies for physical fitness programs throughout the Valley.

Prosumer Mujeres has now expanded to include local and national community leaders with diverse professional backgrounds. These leaders raise the visibility of the board’s mission and goals in promoting Latina health. The first inaugural dinner, held April 29th, was an exciting introduction to the board’s efforts, its accomplishments and our commitment to Latina health. Also discussed were the four areas of the Advisory Board’s focus:

1) monitoring research relevance for Latinas
2) resource development for Latina health
3) community integration for research and service-learning opportunities
4) participatory roles in forming research directions for Latina health

Adriana Perez, fellow with ASU’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation recently spoke about Prosumer Mujeres’s ongoing efforts to promote Latina health at the 2nd Annual Invitational Geriatric Conference and  the result of the group’s work has been showcased on NBC Nightly News, the local Channel 8 Horizonte, and through Radio Campesina, serving Hispanic communities of Yuma, AZ; Phoenix, AZ; Bakersfield, CA; Salinas, CA; Visalia, CA; and Tri Cites, WA.

Prosumer Mujeres looks forward to continuing its partnership with ASU and the Center for Health Outcomes in Aging in the interest of promoting and advancing best practices in Latina health.

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Latezia Fletcher,
Marketing Communications Specialist,
ASU College of Nursing & Health Innovation,
(602) 496-0915