BPNCs Health Promoters:

• Health Promoters help create a safe environment around schools by creating volunteer parent patrol patrol groups.
• BPNC health promoters help facilitate workshops on different topics for each of the schools they serve: Arts and Crafts, Social Media, Gangs and Drugs, Domestic Violence, Diabetes, Alzheimer's.
• Health promoters create physical activities, such as yoga and Zumba for four schools: Gunsaulus, Davis, Shields Middle, and Columbia Explorer.
• Promotoras lead nutrition conversations, cooking demonstrations, and grocery tours to increase healthy eating and wellness in the neighborhood.
• Nutrition talks, Cooking Demo, and Grocery Tours, are other activities carried out through health promoters.

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BPNCs Health Promoters:

BPNC Health Promoters are based in 7 schools in the Brighton Park area.

• Veronica Bonilla: Brighton Park E: vbonilla@bpncchicago.org
• Gabriela Tinoco: Gunsaulus: gtinoco@bpncchicago.org
• Dalia Godinez: Burroughs: dgodinez@bpncchicago.org
• Lula Franco: Columbia Explorer: lfranco@bpncchicago.org
• Lorena Zepeda: Davis: lzepeda@bpncchicago.org
• Maria Castillo: Shiels Middle School: mcastillo@bpncchicago.org
• Brenda Magana: Community Outreach: bmagana@bpncchicago.org

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BPNC health promoters help the community fill out medical card and SNAP applications. Walk-ins @4477 S Archer Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-2:00 PM