Understanding the success of Promotoras in increasing chronic disease screening

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-264

  Reinschmidt, Kerstin M ^c   Hunter, Jennifer B ^a,c   Fernández, M Lourdes ^b,c   Lacy Martínez, Charles R ^c   De Zapien, Jill Guernsey ^c   Meister, Joel ^c  

^a Department of Data Collection and Recruitment for Community Based Programs ^*

^b Promotora Office

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Community health worker; Community based intervention; Hispanic; Promotora; Self efficacy; Self reliance; U.S. Mexico border; Women's chronic disease screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33745026958     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2006.0066     Document Type: Article

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