Cervical cancer is a significant health disparity among women in Ohio Appalachia. The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a lay health advisor (LHA) intervention for improving Papanicolaou (Pap) testing rates, to reduce cervical cancer, among women in need of screening. Women from 14 Ohio Appalachian clinics in need of a Pap test were randomized to receive … [Read more...] about Evaluating the efficacy of lay health advisors for increasing risk-appropriate Pap test screening: a randomized controlled trial among Ohio Appalachian women.
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Detroit’s East Side Village Health Worker Partnership: community-based lay health advisor intervention in an urban area.
In recent years, there have been few reports in the literature of interventions using a lay health advisor approach in an urban area. Consequently, little is known about how implementation of this type of community health worker model, which has been used extensively in rural areas, may differ in an urban area. This article describes the implementation of the East Side Village … [Read more...] about Detroit’s East Side Village Health Worker Partnership: community-based lay health advisor intervention in an urban area.
Customizing survey instruments and data collection to reach Hispanic/Latino adults in border communities in Texas.
This research sought to modify an instrument and to use it to collect information on smoking knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors among Hispanics/Latinos, and to adapt survey methods to obtain high participation levels. Promotoras (outreach workers) conducted face-to-face interviews. Strategic, targeted, carefully designed methods and surveys can achieve high reach … [Read more...] about Customizing survey instruments and data collection to reach Hispanic/Latino adults in border communities in Texas.
Role development of community health workers: an examination of selection and training processes in the intervention literature.
Research evaluating community health worker (CHW) programs inherently involves these natural community leaders in the research process, and often represents community-based participatory research (CBPR). Interpreting the results of CHW intervention studies and replicating their findings requires knowledge of how CHWs are selected and trained. There was inconsistent … [Read more...] about Role development of community health workers: an examination of selection and training processes in the intervention literature.
Community health worker intervention to decrease cervical cancer disparities in Hispanic women.
U.S. Hispanic women suffer a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer, with incidence and mortality rates almost twice that of whites. Community health workers, or promotoras, are considered a potential strategy for eliminating such racial and ethnic health disparities. The current study is a randomized trial of a promotora-led educational intervention focused on cervical … [Read more...] about Community health worker intervention to decrease cervical cancer disparities in Hispanic women.