Building Confianza: Voices, Lessons and Actions
Join Health Confianza and our partners — South Central Area Health Education Center AHEC, Southside Collaborative WestCare Texas, YWCA San Antonio — for a day of interactive learning, networking, and celebration.
In its fifth year, Health Confianza is a health literacy initiative housed at The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center that has built a dynamic community of partners, professionals and supporters. Many of our partners have participated in one or more of our health literacy programs, including the Pledge Program, Ambassador Program, Community Health Club Program, ECHOs, Community of Practice and Confianza Conversations.
Now, through this health literacy summit, we are bringing our community and future partners together to reflect on impact, celebrate success, strengthen networks and share resources with an eye on planning for what is ahead.
Summit Objectives: 
- Reflect on our collective impact and celebrate successes
- Strengthen networks and share resources
- Peer-based learning sessions on topics ranging from organizational health literacy to fundraising and preventive health communication to community health clubs.
- Plan for what’s next – Confianza Collective
Who: Public health and health care professionals, community health workers, educators, students and community organizations
Date: Friday, May 15
Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Texas A&M University’s Vista Room
1 University Way, San Antonio, TX, 78224
Cost: Free
Spanish translation available upon request.
Registration is limited! To secure your spot, follow this link: forms.gle/gLTwfusbHvC1XJS19
Parking Directions: Guests may only park in designated Lots 2, 3, and City Lanes. No parking pass is necessary. See map below.
Co-Hosts and Presenter:
Co-hosts:
Jason Rosenfeld, DrPH, MPH, CHW-I, co-director of Health Confianza, director of Global Health, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Melanie Stone, DrPH, MEd, CHW-I, co-director of Health Confianza, assistant professor of Family & Community Medicine and director of Community Engaged Learning
Guest Presenter:
Arlene Siller, PhD, founder and CEO of Ascend NBS
Session Presenters and Special Guests
- Santos Barrientes, CHW, CHW-I
- Kendra Carpenter, WestCare Texas
- Edward Castillo, director, Southside Collaborative
- Miguel Chacon, Patriot Vita Care
- Gracie De Leon, CHW, CHW-I
- Cynthia De La Garza Parker, CHW
- Dominique Gonzalez, Health Confianza
- Corin Reyes, director, YWCA San Antonio
- Sandra Zaragoza, Health Confianza
Special Guests:
Dr. Matt Dacso, director of the Charles E. Cheever Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics
Andrea Guerrero, PhD, MPH, director Bexar County Public Health
Dr. Claude A. Jacob, director City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, senior executive vice president for Research and Innovation UT San Antonio
Day Agenda:
8:30-8:50 a.m. — Coffee and light breakfast
9 a.m. — Opening remarks
9:30-10:30 a.m. — Theme: Organizational Health Literacy
10:30-11 a.m. — Interactive Break
11 a.m.-noon — Theme: Peer-Based Approach
12-1 p.m. — Lunch & Intentional Connections
1-2 p.m. — Presentation: “Collaboration: Partnering for Grant Funding and Greater Community Impact”
2-2:30 p.m. — Theme: Outreach and Health Communications
2:30-3 p.m. — Pledge Poster Show
3-3:30 p.m. — Health Confianza Awards
3:30-3:45 p.m. — Closing Remarks & Community Mic
*Please note the agenda may change as planning evolves.