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Promotoras Fabiola Rodriguez and Lizeth Carrillo speak with a woman waiting in line outside Tamales Lupita on Dec. 12, 2020. At first, Rodriguez felt a little bit of fear going out during the pandemic, but we know the community needs this information, and we the promotoras are here for that. Because if we don t do it, we don t know who s going to do it.
Promotoras de salud, community health workers, help spread public health information in remote, under-resourced border communities. The coronavirus pandemic has made their outreach more challenging and more important than ever.
On a chilly Saturday morning in early December, a long line formed outside Tamales Lupita, a popular spot on the outskirts of El Paso County. People stood, bundled up in jackets and face masks, and waited to place their orders for tamales or burritos to go.