U.S. Hispanic women suffer a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer, with incidence and mortality rates almost twice that of whites. Community health workers, or promotoras, are considered a potential strategy for eliminating such racial and ethnic health disparities. The current study is a randomized trial of a promotora-led educational intervention focused on cervical … [Read more...] about Community health worker intervention to decrease cervical cancer disparities in Hispanic women.
Behavior Change and Communication
Tobacco cessation services through community health workers for Spanish-speaking populations.
Partnerships were established with the University of Arizona's Healthcare Partnership to train promotores--Spanish-speaking community health workers--as tobacco cessation counselors. Tobacco Free El Paso certified promotores to help identify tobacco users and offer tobacco cessation counseling services. Participants who completed Técnicas Básicas, Treatment Specialist, and … [Read more...] about Tobacco cessation services through community health workers for Spanish-speaking populations.
Reducing home triggers for asthma: the Latino community health worker approach.
This study assessed the ability of a community health worker asthma intervention to change home asthma triggers. A total of 56 children and 47 adults with asthma were enrolled. Every home visit was associated with a 0.32 reduction in home trigger score (p < 0.01) for children and a 0.41 reduction (p < 0.01) for adults. This intervention shows promise as a way to reduce … [Read more...] about Reducing home triggers for asthma: the Latino community health worker approach.
Child passenger safety for inner-city Latinos: new approaches from the community.
Motor vehicle crashes injuries, the leading cause of death for Latino children in the United States, can be reduced by the correct use of child safety seats. This study evaluated the ability of a community health worker education program to improve proper child safety seat usage in urban low income Latino families. At a series of check events, proper child safety seat … [Read more...] about Child passenger safety for inner-city Latinos: new approaches from the community.
People Improving the Community’s Health: community health workers as agents of change.
People Improving the Community's Health (PITCH) uses teams of community health workers to provide targeted outreach, to enroll those eligible in health coverage plans, to provide information and linkages to health and social support services, and to engage community members in community improvement activities. The initiative is based on the assumption that communities must work … [Read more...] about People Improving the Community’s Health: community health workers as agents of change.
