Effectiveness of a community health worker as sole diabetes educator: Comparison of CoDE with similar culturally appropriate interventions

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1076-1095

  Culica, Dan ^a   Walton, James W ^b   Harker, Karen ^c   Prezio, Elizabeth A ^d  

^a Technology Institute   (United States)

^b BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d Central Dallas Ministries Community Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health worker; Culturally appropriate program; Diabetes; Disease management; Underserved population

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149202644     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0076     Document Type: Article

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