Promoting Hispanic Immigrant Health via Community Health Workers and Motivational Interviewing.
Int Q Community Health Educ
; 41(1): 3-6, 2020 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31924133
ABSTRACT
Hispanic immigrant health disparities are among the highest in the nation, especially related to obesity and access to health services. Healthy Fit (En Forma Saludable) is a health promotion program that leverages public health department infrastructure to address these disparities through the use of three key innovations explored in this article community health workers (CHWs), motivational interviewing (MI), and vouchers for free preventative health services. CHWs trained in MI conduct a health screening and then distribute preventive service vouchers and health resources as needed based on screening results. Vouchers cover breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening, and several vaccinations including flu and human papillomavirus. Resources to support exercise, to support a healthy diet, to quit smoking, and to reduce risky drinking are also distributed as needed. CHWs then use MI to address perceived barriers and strengthen intrinsic motivation to make use of the health resources. Integrating these strategies provides a low-cost approach to promote healthy behavior in an underserved immigrant population.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Preventive Health Services
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Hispanic or Latino
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Community Health Workers
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Emigrants and Immigrants
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Motivational Interviewing
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Health Promotion
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Int Q Community Health Educ
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
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