The impact of community health worker training and programs in New York City

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 26-43

  Perez, Moises ^a   Findley, Sally E ^b   Mejia, Miriam ^a   Martinez, Jacqueline ^c,d  

^a Alianza Dominicana Inc   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative ^*  (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Childhood immunizations; Community; Community health worker training; Community health workers; Health collaborative; Health insurance facilitated enrollment; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33644779704     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0011     Document Type: Article

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