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Maria Contreras

I didn’t fear for my safety because I was in danger before I started, but if I die doing something, at least I contribute.

Community Health Leaders
1998

Area(s) of expertise:
Health promotion

Leader’s Biography 1998:
Director, Soldiers of Health, Roxbury, MA
Determined to address the disturbingly high levels of poor health and substandard living conditions in Egleston Square, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Boston, Contreras founded Soldiers of Health, a neighbor-to-neighbor outreach program that connects people-in-need to health and social services.