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This article describes the Latino Health Ambassadors Network (Voceros de Salud ) project created to support and mobilize Latino community leaders to address health inequalities in a rural Oregon county. Voceros de Salud is discussed as a model that other rural communities may implement towards strengthening Latino civic engagement for health.
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Redes Comunitárias/organização & administração , Promoção da Saúde/organização & administração , Hispânico ou Latino , População Rural , Planejamento em Saúde Comunitária , Agentes Comunitários de Saúde , Relações Comunidade-Instituição , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Necessidades e Demandas de Serviços de Saúde , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde , Humanos , OregonRESUMO
The emerging clinical community health worker model integrates community health workers as integral members of primary care teams inside a medical home. This evaluation documents the case management services provided by 2 clinical community health worker programs at La Clínica del Cariño in Hood River, Oregon, and how they affected the care team's ability to deliver efficient, effective primary care. Clinical community health workers have the potential to make a significant impact on clinical efficiency and effectiveness as ambulatory primary care clinics strive to transform into high-quality, patient-centered medical homes and become linchpins in accountable care organizations.
