There is a desperate need to address diet-related chronic diseases in Mexican-origin women, particularly for those in border region colonias (Mexican settlements) and other new destination communities in rural and non-rural areas of the U.S. Understanding the food choices of mothers, who lead food and health activities in their families, provides one way to improve health … [Read more...] about It’s all about the children: a participant-driven photo-elicitation study of Mexican-origin mothers’ food choices
Injectable contraception provided by community-based health workers: one important step toward meeting unmet need
Community-based provision of injectable contraception continues to advance and is gaining wider acceptance—a major step toward meeting unmet need. However, fully addressing family planning need will require access to a much wider range of methods, including long-acting reversible contraception and permanent methods. … [Read more...] about Injectable contraception provided by community-based health workers: one important step toward meeting unmet need
Early pregnancy detection by female community health volunteers in Nepal facilitated referral for appropriate reproductive health services
Trained female community health volunteers provided low-cost urine pregnancy tests in their communities, leading to counseling and appropriate referrals for antenatal care, family planning, or comprehensive abortion care. … [Read more...] about Early pregnancy detection by female community health volunteers in Nepal facilitated referral for appropriate reproductive health services
Cancer Screening for Underserved Women: The Breast and Cervical Cancer Intervention Study
BACCIS targeted ∼25,000 multiethnic, underserved women in eight neighborhoods and the public health clinics that served them. An outreach intervention using lay health worker peers and clinic provider inreach intervention to improve breast and cervical cancer screening were evaluated in a quasi-experimental, controlled trial with pretest and posttest household surveys. Analyses … [Read more...] about Cancer Screening for Underserved Women: The Breast and Cervical Cancer Intervention Study
Participants’ assessments of the effects of a community health worker intervention on their diabetes self-management and interactions with healthcare providers.
The specific ways in which community health worker (CHW) programs affect participants' healthcare behaviors and interactions with their healthcare providers, as well as mechanisms by which CHW programs influence these outcomes, are poorly understood. A qualitative descriptive study of participants in a successful CHW diabetes self-management program was designed to examine: (1) … [Read more...] about Participants’ assessments of the effects of a community health worker intervention on their diabetes self-management and interactions with healthcare providers.