Healthy heart, healthy family: A NHLBI /HRSA collaborative employing community health workers to improve heart health

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 988-999

  Fernandes, Ritabelle ^a   Braun, Kathryn L ^b   Spinner, Jovonni R ^c   Sturdevant, Cynthia ^a   Ancheta, Sharonne J ^a   Yoshimura, Sheryl R ^a   Compton, Merlita ^a   Wang, Jo Hsi ^a   Lee, Carolyn J ^a  

^a Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian americans; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular risk factors; Community health workers; Cultural competency; Filipino americans; Health education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CURRICULUM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PHILIPPINES; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HAWAII; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (U.S.); PHILIPPINES; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864419072     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0097     Document Type: Article

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