Health Care for Women International, 36:711–729, 2015 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 0739-9332 print / 1096-4665 online DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2014.900060 Engaging Community With Promotores de Salud to Support Infant Nutrition and Breastfeeding Among Latinas Residing in Los Angeles County: Salud con Hyland’s BRITT RIOS-ELLIS Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training, National Council of La Raza; and Department of Health Science, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA SELENA T. NGUYEN-RODRIGUEZ Department of Health Science, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA LILIA ESPINOZA Department of Health Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA GINO GALVEZ and MELAWHY GARCIA-VEGA Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training, National Council of La Raza, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA The Salud con Hyland’s Project: Comienzo Saludable, Familia Sana [Health With Hyland’s Project: Healthy Start, Healthy Family],was developed to provide education and support to Latina mothers re- garding healthy infant feeding practices and maternal health. The promotora-delivered intervention was comprised of two charlas (ed- ucational sessions) and a supplemental, culturally and linguisti- cally relevant infant feeding and care rolling calendar. Results indicate that the intervention increased intention to breastfeed ex- clusively, as well as to delay infant initiation of solids by 5 to 6 months. Qualitative feedback identified barriers to maternal and Received 15 October 2012; accepted 27 February 2014. Address correspondence to Gino Galvez, Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation, and Leadership Training, National Council of La Raza, California State University Long Beach, 6300 State University Drive, Suite 125, Long Beach, CA 90815, USA. E-mail: galvez.gino@gmail.com 711