Advancing understanding of the sustainability of lay health advisor (LHA) programs for African-American women in community settings

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 415-426

  Shelton, Rachel C ^a   Charles, Thana Ashley ^a   Dunston, Sheba King ^a,b   Jandorf, Lina ^c   Erwin, Deborah O ^d  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Evidence based programs; Implementation; Lay health advisors; Qualitative research; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVOCACY GROUP; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LAY HEALTH ADVISOR; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIXED METHOD STUDY; MOTIVATION; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85031939267     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13142-017-0491-3     Document Type: Article

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