Health Confianza will continue with its mission to educate. While it was initially a COVID-centered program, it’s now shifting toward other health community needs, like mental health and diabetes education.
– Dr. Adelita Cantu, an associate professor at UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, made history by becoming the first person in Bexar County to get the first COVID-19 shot in Bexar County in December 2020. Since then, she’s joined a community-wide coalition to educate and vaccinate the community to reduce COVID deaths.
Cantu’s efforts to help lower COVID-19 infections and deaths continued when she was part of a community coalition called. It was formed by about 30 community organizations joining forces to spread factual information about the virus and offer services to underserved communities.
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