Authors: Louis D. Brown, PhD, Denise Vasquez, MPH, Jennifer J. Salinas, PhD, Xiaohui Tang, MS, and Hector Balcázar, PhD
Healthy Fit is an intervention that uses CHWs to extend the public health infrastructure to reduce Hispanic health disparities in the US. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Healthy Fit in identifying the health needs of Hispanic Americans living on the US-Mexico border, and in helping participants access health services through CHW recommendations/referrals.
Link: Evaluation of Healthy Fit: A Community Health Worker Model to Address Hispanic Health Disparities
Resource Topic: Behavior Change and Communication, CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Human Resources Management/Workforce Development, Minority Population, NON Communicable Diseases/NCD, Program Evaluation, Referral
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Year: 2018
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Country: United States of America
Publisher May Restrict Access: No