Does a Community Health Worker Program Work among Latino Communities?

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dc.contributor.advisorHector Balcazar
dc.contributor.committeeMemberClaudia S. Coggin
dc.contributor.committeeMemberFrancisco Soto Mas
dc.creatorMedina, Amanda Y.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:53:08Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:53:08Z
dc.date.issued2003-12-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-17T11:36:04-07:00
dc.description.abstractMedina, Amanda Y., Does a Community Health Worker Program Work among Latino Communities? Master of Public Health (Community Health), Dec 2003, 77 pp., 8 tables, 5 illustrations, bibliography, 70 titles. The study’s goal was to investigate if and what makes a community health worker (CHW) education program work among Latino participants. First, the author developed a conceptual model to explain why a CHW program might effectively reach Latino communities. Second, the study tested the effectiveness of a CHW program, Salud Para Su Corazon of North Texas, by examining participants’ self-reported healthy behaviors from before and immediately after education. Third, the study examined potential CHW program components that predicted healthy behavior scores. These findings showed that pledging to the program and positive program evaluations predicted participants’ scores. Past research and theories are in congruent with all these findings.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27180
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity-Based Learning
dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectHealth Communication
dc.subjectInternational and Community Nutrition
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectCommunity health worker education program
dc.subjectLatino communities
dc.subjectSalud Para Su Corazon of North Texas
dc.subjecthealth education
dc.subjectself-reported healthy behavior
dc.titleDoes a Community Health Worker Program Work among Latino Communities?
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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