Understanding the role of the promotora in a latino diabetes education program

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 386-399

  Deitrick, Lynn M ^a   Paxton, Hannah D ^a   Rivera, Alicia ^a   Gertner, Eric J ^a   Biery, Nyann ^a   Letcher, Abby S ^a   Lahoz, Lissette M ^b   Maldonado, Edgardo ^a   Salas Lopez, Debbie ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Community and public health; Counseling; Diabetes; Knowledge transfer; Latino Hispanic people; Self care; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUERTO RICO; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PUERTO RICO; SELF CARE;

EID: 76649102067     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732309354281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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