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ABOUT US
Mission
La Brigada Digital de Salud addresses health disparities through:
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disseminating reliable, science-based health information in Spanish on digital platforms
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increasing digital health literacy to promote resilience against health misinformation
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building Community Health Worker digital capacity
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implementing community-based health promotion interventions
Initially established during the pandemic to address COVID-19 disparities, Brigada Digital has expanded its efforts to also focus on chronic disease disparities.
Brigada Digital is funded by the National Institutes of Health Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (CEAL) and is part of the CEAL DMV regional consortium.
Why La Brigada Digital de Salud?
La Brigada Digital de Salud formed during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to the scarcity of reliable COVID-19 information available in Spanish in digital networks. The information environment also became increasingly complex, with an overabundance of both information related to COVID-19 as well as misinformation and disinformation with the potential to cause harm. Navigating COVID-19 information and discerning between sources of information that were trustworthy and untrustworthy became increasingly difficult.
La Brigada Digital de Salud was established to serve as a resource for Spanish-language communities that want to make sound decisions about their health based on the latest updates from research studies and public health guidelines. Ever since, we have been keeping up with the latest health information, and helping our diverse audiences to do the same.
OUR TEAM
La Brigada Digital de Salud team at The George Washington University (GW) Milken Institute School of Public Health is dedicated to promoting health equity through increasing access to credible information and addressing health misinformation.
Our multi-disciplinary team brings expertise in the areas of health communications, behavior change, community-engaged approaches and digital strategies for health promotion and disease prevention.
Elizabeth Andrade, DrPH, MPH
Founder/Director
Associate Professor of Prevention and Community Health GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Anna Gonzalez, MBA, MPH
Graduate Research Assistant
Doctor of Public Health Candidate
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Lorien Abroms, ScD
Co-Founder
Professor of Prevention and Community Health
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Carla Favetto
Research Assistant
Bachelor’s of Public Health Candidate
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Isabelle Bonita
Research Assistant
Bachelor’s of Public Health Candidate
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health
Jasmine Valencia
Research Assistant
Bachelor’s of Public Health Candidate
GW Milken Institute School of Public Health