The community-based model uses multilingual outreach workers to conduct a variety of outreach activities in a culturally and linguistically competent manner. The Promotores Model uses local lay advisors to conduct outreach to enroll eligible children into children's health insurance programs. Promortores receive weekly training sessions. Because the promotores have the trust of the community, and are culturally and linguistically competent, they are highly effective at assisting others to help themselves. The final presentation highlighted the strengths and successes of a community-based outreach effort in a Chinese community located in New York City.
Word of mouth is an effective form of communication, as well as ethnic radio programming.
The panel closed with a question and answer session. These six States represent 80 percent of the nation's immigrant population. Panel 6, Plenary Session - Designing State Strategies, involved assembling participants into five workgroups. Each group was assigned a facilitator to expedite the discussion process. The session concluded with question and answer session.