ABOUT HEALTH HEROES
Health Heroes provides health education and promotion interventions in underserved communities to reduce health disparities, combat higher rates of chronic disease, and overcome structural barriers to quality care. By providing culturally inclusive health education, fostering trust, and addressing social determinants, Health Heroes’ programs promote equity, enhance self-efficacy, and improve quality of life for marginalized populations.
INTERVENTIONS
- Diabetes Prevention & Education: Teaching people healthy lifestyle habits to prevent and manage diabetes.
- Heart Health & Hypertension Management: Helping individuals reduce sodium intake, lose weight, manage stress, and make other changes to improve heart health.
- Health Education & Promotion: Bridging the gap between scientific research and public application by using evidence-based strategies to improve community well-being.
- Physical Activity Programs: Offering group fitness classes, yoga, and other programs to promote being more physically active.
- School-Based Health Education: Programming in schools that covers topics like nutrition, physical education, violence prevention, bullying, and other areas that affect youth.
- Corporate Wellness: Working with companies to provide their employees with health tracking tools, fitness and nutrition coaching, health education resources, healthy cooking demonstrations, and access to health experts.
