Welcome to the first full episode of Community Heartbeats.

We are honored to be joined by the founder, President, and CEO of Latino Health Access, America Cabracho, to talk about the very beginning. How does a movement start? What was the pivotal moment that revealed a community’s needs were being ignored?

America shares the inspiring origin story of Latino Health Access, from her early days in public health and talk radio to the challenges and creative solutions that defined the organization.

In this episode, you will hear about:

* How the radio program “La Familia y Su Salud” became an unexpected tool for community research.

* The realization that the community was “profoundly invisible” and the decision to act.

* The “Promotores de Salud” model and why trust is “the currency of change.”

* The incredible story of the “tamalada,” selling tamales to fund eye surgeries when no one else would help.

* America’s personal wellness practices for staying balanced while leading a high impact organization.

This conversation is the foundation of everything we do. It’s about building health, equity, and sustainable change by listening to the community and “sharing the fire.”

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