Training community health workers to be advocates for health promotion: Efforts taken by a community-based organization to reduce health disparities in cardiovascular disease

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 61-68

  Boutin Foster, Carla ^a   George, Kimberly S ^b   Samuel, Tonya ^c   Fraser White, Marilyn ^c   Brown, Humberto ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Greater Southern Brooklyn Health Coalition   (United States)

^c Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease prevention; Community health worker; Health education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STROKE; SYMPTOM;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 39149118020     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-007-9074-4     Document Type: Article

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