Publications
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Health
The East Los Angeles Community Clinic has created a series of bilingual brochures and posters aimed at Latino men. Each piece targets a specific fatherhood or health issue affecting Latino men today and offers culturally sensitive information and counsel.
Your Health Matters
Brochure
Reminds men of the importance of taking care of their health for the sake of their families, and encourages an annual visit to the doctor or when symptoms arise.
Bilingual
Sexual Health
Brochure
Urges a man to respect and protect his own health, and the health of his sexual partners, by behaving responsibly when engaging in sexual activities. Connects sexual responsibility with strength of character.
Bilingual
Teen Pregnancy
Brochure
Reminds young men fatherhood is both a blessing and burden that carries lifelong responsibilities. Fatherhood is achieved not just by having a baby, but also by recognizing that individual actions touch and change everyone in your life for years to come.
Bilingual
Preventing Male Cancers
Brochure
Explains that male cancers, especially prostate cancer, can be conquered when detected and treated early. Acknowledges these matters are uncomfortable and embarrassing, but demonstrates taking control of your health is sign of great personal strength.
Bilingual
Defeating Diabetes
Brochure
Suggests that all things in life must be in balance. To have good health one must balance diet, exercise, mental health, and spirituality. Shows signs and symptoms of diabetes and facts about how the disease disproportionately affects Latinos.
Spanish and English
Avoiding Alcoholism
Brochure
Discusses how alcohol can break the spirit of children, families, and communities. Provides facts about alcoholÕs impact on Latinos and offers suggestions for safe alcohol consumption.
Spanish and English
Make Strength Your Substance: Reject Substance Abuse
Brochure
Focuses on the impact of intergenerational substance abuse. Explains warning signs of addiction and dependence on drugs and alcohol.
Spanish and English
Preventing HIV/AIDS
Brochure
Provides facts about HIV transmission and testing with an emphasis on redefining the meaning of "macho" in the context of Latino sexuality.
Spanish and English
Latino Fatherhood Tools
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute has developed a Fatherhood Toolkit, brochures, and posters addressing unique Latino cultural issues for use by practitioners across the country.
Fatherhood Lessons
The Fatherhood Toolkit
Designed by service practitioners with a personal understanding of Latino culture, the toolkit offers proven strategies and interventions to help Latino men of all ages strengthen and heal their families.
Fatherhood Lessons
Lessons to Live By
Poster
Builds on the seven guiding principles that infuse every aspect of a responsible father's life. Reminds men, through stories, the lifelong impact a father has on a child's life. Suggests simple actions men can take to honor and implement these values in their lives.
English only
A Noble Man
Poster
Illustrates that being a man includes being a man of your word — un hombre con palabra. Outlines the seven guiding principles to remind men of the importance of pursuing nobility, responsibility, and honesty in their lives.
Bilingual
A True Macho
Poster
Reminds men that "a true macho" leads of life of honor and responsibility — never violence.
Bilingual
Your Greatest Work
Poster
Native American fatherhood.
English only