Power point Presentation by Mary Anne Benner Program: Hispanic Health Projects at Idaho State University Presentation location: Migrant Stream Forum - 2008 Presented at the Migrant Stream Forum in 2008 to show the programs that were started at Hispanic Health Projects in Idaho State University. The programs were developed by community promatoras and health researchers. The programs that were developed were based on community based participatory research programs being done since 1999

1. Hispanic Health Projects
 HHP creates educational and documentary videos by and for the local Hispanic
community.
Cooking with Sylvia
Prevention through diet
 Based on research that
has been done since 1999
Created to bring further
awareness to the
community about the
illnesses that are affecting
them the most
Created to give health
workers in the Hispanic
Community a deeper
understanding about the
way illness are perceived in
the Mexican Culture
Participants from the community spoke openly about their initial understanding of the disease,
their understanding of it now, and what they are doing in their life to prevent the disease from
happening to them and their family
Clinical Approach

2. Hispanic Health Projects Video Productions
 videos and their importance in
the community
Rose
A Local Participant in our latest video, “The Many Faces of
Diabetes”
 Local participants are
interviewed for each video
 Videos are used by
health promatoras in their
in-home educational visits
and in local hospitals and
clinics.
 The Videos help open up
dialogue between the health
promatoras and the
participant
Personal look at diabetes and the effects it has on the individuals living with it.
research done by HHP in conjunction with the Idaho Health and Welfare Department was used to show that
if left untreated it could cause further complications such as blindness, kidney failure and amputation.
Through the stories of the participants in the video the emotional side of diabetes was addressed as well the
complications that arise from the disease.

3. Hispanic Health Projects Teen Program
This year, HHP is beginning a new program entitled, “El Mundo en Tus
Manos/The World is in Your Hands”
Idaho State University Club, H.A.L.O. posing for our
promotional poster
 El Mundo en Tus
Manos/The World is in Your
Hands teaches local teens:
Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary
Photography
Graphic Arts
 After learning all the
techniques teens will:
Create their own multi
media project about a
problem facing Hispanic
Teens in their area

4. First Workshop with new Teen Program
Juana, a participant in our first workshop with
teens listens and records as a fellow teen tells a
narrative story
 HHP held our first teen
workshop in December 2007
in which teens:
Used images we provided
to create a photo essay
Wrote a narrative story to
go with the images
Recorded their story in
both Spanish and English
Created a Narrative Photo
Essay using Final Cut Pro

5. Teens prepare to say their narrative in
Spanish
First Workshop with new Teen Program
 The Future of Hispanic
Health Projects
Is with our teens of today
Is in the lessons we learn
from each other
Is in the understanding that
there are different models of
education
Is in knowing that we can use
different media to promote the
message
Is in the knowledge that we
must first listen to what the
community needs before we
can begin to help!

6. Hispanic Health Projects
Growing a Healthy Community
Children from the American Falls Community participate in a
free dental program provided by Idaho State University Dental
Program and Hispanic Health Projects
Aerobics - Deb Mitchell
Computer Classes - Sergio
Mendez
Cooking Classes - Silvia
Herrera
Saturday Clinics - Betty
Pedroza
Video Production - Mary
Anne Benner
Entire HHP Program - Dr.
Elizabeth Cartwright

7. Hispanic Health Projects
Growing a Healthy Community
Children from the American Falls Community participate in a
free dental program provided by Idaho State University Dental
Program and Hispanic Health Projects
Aerobics - Deb Mitchell
Computer Classes - Sergio
Mendez
Cooking Classes - Silvia
Herrera
Saturday Clinics - Betty
Pedroza
Video Production - Mary
Anne Benner
Entire HHP Program - Dr.
Elizabeth Cartwright