India, Oct. 28 -- Direct Relief, in a news story by Olivia Lewis dated Oct. 27, 2026, reported on Clinica Esperanza, or Hope Clinic, in Rhode Island and its “navegantes” program, describing how the clinic trains community health workers to support Latino patients and provide culturally competent care.
Program origins and structure
The story said the program was formalized in 2015 after shifting population and community dynamics revealed a greater need for culturally competent care. It reported that the program was initiated in 2015 by Clinica Esperanza’s founder, Dr. Annie De Groot.
The report described the Advanced Navegantes Training Program as a workforce development program that certifies multilingual and multicultural community heal...