La Plaza Inc.

Nancy Morales, MPH

Health Outreach Coordinator

Our Mission
La misin de La Plaza es servir, fortalecer e integrar a la comunidad Latina de Indiana central.

Stats

http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=18

La Plaza ModelCo-located Services

Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic

Goodwill-Nurse Partnership

Marian County Health Department

La Plaza

Covering Kids

Purdue Extension

IU School of Medicine

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Health Programs
WIC Clinic Pediatric Clinic Wishard Advantage/Medicaid Case Management Charlas Food Pantry Smile Mobile Community Health Engagement Program Community Pediatric Initiative

Pediatric Resident program with IU School of Medicine

Residents learn about Latino/Hispanic culture
Residents learn about cultural competency and literacy Building a relationship with the community Learn about programs and services from La Plaza Challenges/barriers in the Latino community An opportunity to meet staff and learn about their expertise

Community 1 &2 Residents

Community 1: Residents learn about La Plaza programs and services.

Community 2: Residents get an opportunity to hear from an immigrant family and learn about health services from their native county and the United States.
Get a better understanding on health system Challenges and opportunities.

culture
Empacho:
Indigestion, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting or lack of apetite, he or she may be thought to be suffering from empacho.

Caida de la mollera: "fallen fontannel" of an infants skull

The belief is that the fontanel is pulled down by suction which is caused when the infant is pulled too suddenly from the nipple of the bottle.

Food
Learn about different food products

Service Learning Project

Three-four week learning experience
A passport is provided at the beginning of the project. At the end resident write a reflection paper

Service learning Project

Residents have done a variety of presentations on: Nutrition Physical Activity Flu shot Eating disorders Careers in the medical field Residents have done charlas on: Using the Emergency room Nutrition: Portion sizes Weigh loss programs

Benefits/Challenges
Benefits:
Learning about the Hispanic/ Latino community Learn about La Plaza Connect their learning to their current work

Challenges:
Not enough time Some projects take longer commitment Busy schedule

Recommendations
Learn about the culture from patients you are serving

Listen to the Patients

Ask questions about their customs

Group Brainstorm
Get in a group 2-5 people get in a group and discuss some of the challenges working with another ethnicity/race different from yours.

Thank you!
Thank you!
La Plaza 8902 E. 38th St Indianapolis, IN 46220 317-890-3292 www.laplaza-indy.org

Nancy Morales nancy@laplaza-idy.org 317-890-3292 x 141