Public Health -- Boston Metro

Entre Nosotras is the first local program to use an important community social space, the beauty salon, to educate Latina women on treatments, risk reduction and preventative strategies for STDs.

Entre Nosotras/Between Us is a community-level reproductive and sexual health program for Latinas whose generosity within their intimate relationships places their lives at risk. Entre Nosotras promotes and reinforces healthy behaviors among Latinas at risk for HIV and other STDs. The program offers community-based access to risk reduction education and condom distribution through a network of beauty salons and other local businesses. Entre Nosotras also sponsors Women's Safety Net parties in community members' homes to teach women about health and available support services. Entre Nosotras trains Latinas from the community to facilitate the parties and includes education about reproduction and sexual health, domestic partner violence and healthy relationships. These Safety Net Parties are effective because they are gender appropriate, culturally meaningful and led by members of the community.

• Targets Latinas aged 18 to 45
• Serves 500 women per year through multi-session Safety Net Parties
• Funded by grants from the US Office of Minority Health and the MA Department of Public Health

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Public Health -- Boston Metro

Promoting healthy living to address the root causes of diabetes, asthma and obesity in underserved neighborhoods.

Boston Steps is a community mobilization effort to reduce the burden of diabetes, asthma and obesity for residents in seven Boston neighborhoods: Dorchest