Dear Community Health Worker:
We are collaborating with Luz M. Garcini, PhD., MPH. of the Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) and we are extending the following invitation.
“The COVID pandemic has increased distress in our communities, and we would like to provide you and your community with coping strategies to protect your mental health and wellness. We invite you to participate in an online needs assessment focus group and brief survey to tell us what the current mental health needs in your community as a result of the COVID pandemic are and how we could help you address such needs.
We will use the information gathered from the groups to develop an online mental health and wellness prevention training program that will be offered free of charge to you and other CHWs throughout South Texas.
Please see the attached flyer for additional information and days for the needs assessments. To sign up for one of the focus groups, please email Dr. Luz Garcini at garcini@uthscsa.edu to reserve your spot. Each group will be limited to 20 CHWs. If you cannot attend on the dates given, email us to let us know that you are interested so that we can create additional groups.
Your feedback and knowledge is essential during this challenging time! Please email us if you have any questions”.
In gratitude,
Luz M. Garcini, PhD., MPH.
Assistant Professor
Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH)
UT Health San Antonio
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas
619-755-7374
