Implementation, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned From a Collaborative Primary Health Care Program to Improve Diabetes Care Among Urban Latino Populations

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-302

  McElmurry, Beverly J ^a   McCreary, Linda L ^a   Park, Chang G ^a   Ramos, Lori ^b   Martinez, Enrique ^c   Parikh, Rajesh ^d   Kozik, Kelly ^e   Fogelfeld, Leon ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Chicago Global Donors Network   (United States)

^c Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^d Illinois Primary Health Care Association   (United States)

^e Cook County Bureau of Health Services ^*  (United States)

^f RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community health workers; diabetes education; Hispanic Americans; multisectoral collaboration; primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67650364192     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839907306406     Document Type: Article

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