Adelita Cantu is a leader in public and environmental health in San Antonio. Her life’s...
UT Health San Antonio nursing students participate in a poverty simulation conducted by Adelita Cantu at The Neighborhood Place in May.An image from decades ago of a teenage mother and her sick newborn is imprinted in Adelita Cantu’s mind.
“That was really the moment, my springboard, to really understand that I have the potential to really have an impact,” Cantu said. “It was such a tragic event for everyone, but it also built up some confidence in myself that I could do this.” Cantu recently conducted a simulation for her summer nursing students designed to show them what it’s like to live below the poverty line in the United States. Such exercises, she believes, can help improve the future.
“As I get older, these stories, this history really adds to my understanding of the people that I work with,” she said. “There are so many kids out there who are lacking support and stability within their families, to grow.” Cantu took a seasonal job at a summer camp in Pennsylvania instead — her first time outside Texas and away from her family and her Catholic, Hispanic community. The camp was completely different from home, entirely white and primarily Jewish. But she liked the change and the newness. And when she returned to San Antonio, she knew she couldn’t go back to Santa Rosa — to the paperwork and fleeting conversations.
Cantu eventually returned to San Antonio. Though she loved Dallas, she missed her big family immensely and yearned for San Antonio’s small-town vibe.
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