Health Educator
Tiburcio Vásquez Health Center
Lourdes Ochoa has served the Latino community of Alameda county promoting fisical, mental, and spiritual health for more than 30 years. She began volunteering in 1992 within the Hayward and San Lorenzo schools and at the Saint Joaquin Church. In 2006 she participare in the training for community health workers at Tiburcio Vasquez where she was a volunteer for 11 years. In 2017 she began working with Cultura y Bienestar providing preventative mental health services to Latinx adults, families, and seniors residing in south Alameda County. Lourdes promotes mental health in the community through psychoeducational workshops and support groups in schools and churches. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, and continuing to learn.