Program planners' perspectives of promotora roles, recruitment, and selection

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 262-279

  Koskan, Alexis M ^a   Hilfinger Messias, Deanne K ^b   Friedman, Daniela B ^b   Brandt, Heather M ^b   Walsemann, Katrina M ^b  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

community health workers; health program; intervention; promotores de salud; recruitment; selection

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH WORKER; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABILITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; ROLE PLAYING; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; ROLE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879094998     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2012.730605     Document Type: Article

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