Puentes de Salud
Bridget Loja Patino is an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a B.A. in Neuroscience with a focus on Pre-Medicine. Since June 2021, Bridget has contributed to research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine as an Undergraduate Student Researcher. In addition, Bridget has served as a Lanzando Lideres Mentor and COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Volunteer at Puentes de Salud since January 2021. Prior experience includes volunteering at the Open Door Family Medical Center from January to March 2020 and working as a Student Researcher at Columbia University in the City of New York from December 2017 to December 2019.
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Puentes de Salud
The mission of Puentes de Salud is twofold: It exists to ensure the health and wellness of South Philadelphia’s rapidly growing Latino immigrant community, and it serves to educate future generations of community advocates, health care providers, educators and leaders by providing opportunities for responsible and respectful community engagement. Puentes de Salud operates on a multidisciplinary, community-based collaborative model that promotes health and wellness through low-cost, high-quality health care, community development and innovative educational programs. Since its founding, Puentes de Salud has prioritized the development of a comprehensive plan for Latino health in South Philadelphia, guided by three objectives: 1. To provide medical services targeting the immediate acute and chronic health needs of the population 2. To design sustainable, long-term strategies for health promotion and disease prevention 3. To create a research partnership between local universities and the community in order to develop best practices for the care of the Latino population, locally and nationally