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Laura Trejo, M.S.G., M.P.A.
| The success of El Portal demonstrates that if you build the right health care support system for Latinos, they will come.
Nominator
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Community Health Leaders
2002
Area(s) of expertise:
Elder care
Leader’s Biography 2002:
Co-Investigator, El Portal, Huntington Park, CA
Trejo, who fled El Salvador, created a program to serve Spanish-speaking families caring for loved ones suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. El Portal has quadrupled services for Los Angeles Latinos with dementia, including adult day-care programs, support groups and a mobile care unit to treat patients at home.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
General Manager
City of Los Angeles Department of Aging
3580 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: (213) 252-4023
Email: laura.trejo@lacity.org
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