Venus Gines

Venus Ginés, MA, P/CHWI, a 20-year breast cancer survivor, is a faculty member of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, teaching cultural competence and health literacy as well as conducting research on Latino medical mistrust.

In 1997, she founded Día de la Mujer Latina, Inc., a national nonprofit organization, celebrating its signature health fiesta in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic, providing the medically underserved Latina community with culturally and linguistically proficient health education, early detection screening for chronic diseases, culturally tailored preventive programs for Latino teens, and patient-centered navigation. She has also trained more than 500 promotores (Community Health Workers). She is a State-Certified Promotores Instructor, and Día de la Mujer Latina is a Texas State Certified Training Program. She is the Chair of Health and Human Services’ National Promotores Initiative and Co-Chair of the Region 6 Health Equity Council.



Gines served as a member of the Advisory Panel on Addressing Disparities from April 2013 - April 2015.