Promotoras as Research Partners to Engage Health Disparity Communities

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 638-642

  Johnson, Cassandra M ^a   Sharkey, Joseph R ^b   Dean, Wesley R ^c   St John, Julie A ^c   Castillo, María ^c  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health workers; Mexican origin women; Nutrition; Participant driven photo elicitation (PDPE); Promotora researchers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876711456     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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