Perceptions of community health workers (CHWs/PS) in the U.S.-Mexico Border HEART CVD study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1873-1884

  Balcazar, Hector G ^a   Wise, Sherrie ^a   Redelfs, Alisha ^a   Lee Rosenthal, E ^a   de Heer, Hendrik D ^b   Burgos, Ximena ^c   Duarte Gardea, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Community health resources; Community health worker; Hispanics

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; HEALTH CARE; LATINO PEOPLE; PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FOOD; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATION; RISK REDUCTION; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EL PASO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894284144     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110201873     Document Type: Article

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