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451. Alaska Community Health Aide Program - Resources
Reviewed: Oct 2023

Describes the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) and the network of Community Health Aides/Practitioners from more than 170 rural Alaska villages. Provides information and resources for training, and completes assessments and referrals for community members in need of healthcare.

...community members in need of healthcare. Type Website Organization Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Tagged as American Indian or Alaska Native · Community health workers...

452. Rural Health Networks and Care Coordination: Health Care Innovation in Frontier Communities to Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Health Care Costs - Resources
Date: Nov 2016

Discusses the findings of a single-case, community-based participatory design study in a frontier community in northern Minnesota to determine the effectiveness of developing a community care team focused on collaboration and care coordination to improve patient outcomes and reduce emergency room use.

...Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(4A), 91–115 Date 11/2016 Type Document Tagged as Care coordination · Community health workers...

453. Impact of Community Health Representative-Led Patient Activation and Engagement on Home-Based Kidney Care - Resources
Date: 2019

Describes a study examining the effectiveness of a home-based education program for Zuni adults with kidney disease in rural New Mexico. Compares patients' knowledge, skills, and confidence to manage their kidney disease; quality of life; and clinical risk factors to patients who received care at local Zuni Indian Health Services clinics. Explores the role of community health representatives as part of the clinical care team.

...American Indian or Alaska Native · Community health workers · Health conditions · Service delivery models · New Mexico...

454. Improving Postpartum Maternal Outcomes for Populations Experiencing Disparities - Funding
Deadline: Jun 1, 2022

Funding for clinical effectiveness research that compares multicomponent strategies to improve early detection of and timely care for complications up to six weeks postpartum among women in underserved populations, including women living in rural areas.

...community health workers, or doulas Telehealth Care coordination Strategies to overcome bias and racism Eligibility...

455. MedlinePlus and the Challenge of Low Health Literacy: Findings From the Colonias Project - Resources
Date: Jan 2007

Describes the Colonias Project, a health literacy outreach project using promotoras in low-income Hispanic communities along the Texas-Mexico border.

...Tagged as Community health workers · Health literacy · Hispanic or Latino · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Texas...

456. Refinement of an Educational Toolkit to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening among Hispanic Immigrant Women in Rural Southern Georgia - Resources
Date: Nov 2012

Describes a collaborative project using promotoras to develop and refine a Spanish language educational flipchart promoting cervical cancer screening and related topics for low-income, Hispanic farmworker women in rural southeast Georgia.

...Community health workers · Health screening · Hispanic or Latino · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

457. Empowering Promotores de Salud as Partners in Cancer Education and Research in Rural Southwest Kansas - Resources
Date: Jan 2015

Discusses a community-based participatory method providing cancer research training to promotores and to assess their capability to disseminate cancer research information to Latinos in rural Kansas.

...Community health workers · Culture and cultural competency · Health literacy · Health workforce education and training · Hispanic...

458. Cultural Beliefs and Understandings of Cervical Cancer Among Mexican Immigrant Women in Southeast Georgia - Resources
Date: Jun 2015

Investigates the knowledge and beliefs among rural Latina immigrant women in southeastern Georgia about the causes of cervical cancer and apparent barriers to cervical cancer screening. A cross-sectional survey of 39 Mexican women was conducted and the information gathered was applied to inform and test the development and effect of using trained lay health advisors or promotoras to increase compliance with cervical cancer screening.

...Health, 17(3), 713-721 Date 06/2015 Type Document Tagged as Access · Cancer · Community health workers...

459. Oregon Indigenous Farmworkers: Results of Promotor Intervention on Pesticide Knowledge and Organophosphate Metabolite Levels - Resources
Date: Oct 2013

Highlights a study on changes in health knowledge relating to pesticides of indigenous farmworkers in Oregon. Details the results of participants' pesticide knowledge from pre/post-intervention questionnaires and biological testing.

...health and safety · Community health workers · Farmers and farmworkers · Health literacy · Hispanic or Latino · Migrants...

460. Using Community Participation to Assess Acceptability of "Contra Caries", A Theory-Based, Promotora-Led Oral Health Education Program for Rural Latino Parents: A Mixed Methods Study - Resources
Date: Sep 2015

Reports on a qualitative study of a promotora-led oral health education program for low-income, Spanish-speaking parents of children aged 1–5 years, conducted in a rural agricultural city in California.

...Community health workers · Families · Hispanic or Latino · Oral health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...