Nurses are working with local health leaders to bring free health education directly to a city-designated “promise zone” of Sacramento’s most impoverished neighborhoods, officials announced Friday during a kickoff of the community nursing program.
The corridor of struggling neighborhoods stretching from Del Paso Heights down to Florin Road will receive federal funding over the next 10 years to improve health, schooling and employment opportunities. Starting this month, they’ll also receive education on diabetes, prenatal care and healthy life choices from a new community nursing corps.
Kortney Lucero, an assistant nurse manager, found out Friday that she’ll be paired with La Familia Counseling Center, an organization providing health counseling and insurance assistance to low-income families. She said she’s excited to share her knowledge about pregnancy care and breastfeeding with families who might not be getting the information because they aren’t well connected to the health system.
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