Individual empowerment: How community health workers operationalize self‐determination, self‐sufficiency, and decision‐making abilities of low‐income mothers

J Becker, AC Kovach… - Journal of Community …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The purposes of this study were to operationalize individual empowerment within the context
of the MOMobile Program, to explore the relationships formed between MOMobile …

De Madres a Madres: a community, primary health care program based on empowerment

J McFarlane, J Fehir - Health Education Quarterly, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
Based on the concepts of empowerment of indigenous women through unity, validation of
women as key health promoters, and the acceptance of a community's ability to identify and …

Frontline worker perceptions of the empowerment process in community-based agencies

JE Everett, K Homstead, J Drisko - Social Work, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Although many in the social work profession have written about empowerment, few have
offered a description of the empowerment process from the perspective of clients and …

Empowerment education: a case study of the Resource Sisters/Companeras Program

NR Lugo - Health Education Quarterly, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Empowerment education is a social action process that promotes participation of
communities in gaining control over their lives and their community. The Resource …

Factors of empowerment for women in recovery from substance use

BA Hunter, LA Jason, CB Keys - American journal of community …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Empowerment is an interdisciplinary construct heavily grounded in the theories of
community psychology. Although empowerment has a strong theoretical foundation, few …

Laying the groundwork for family self‐help: Locating families, building trust, and building strength

JV Zerwekh - Public Health Nursing, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
The practice stories of 30 expert home visiting public health nurses were recorded and
interpreted qualitatively, using constant comparative analysis. Three family caregiving …

Toward a model of psychological health empowerment: implications for health care in multicultural communities

ST Menon - Nurse education today, 2002 - Elsevier
This article presents a model of health empowerment from an individual psychological
perspective. Building on Menon's (2001) model of psychological empowerment in …

Being involved and making a difference: Empowerment and well-being among women living in poverty

DAKH Messias, MK De Jong… - Journal of Holistic …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The relationships between poverty, empowerment, and health are of
theoretical and practical interest to nurses, yet few researchers have examined volunteerism …

Community health workers and social proximity: Implementation of a parenting program in urban poverty

EL Gustafson, M Atkins, D Rusch - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Community health workers (CHWs) offer a potential means through which to mitigate many
of the barriers to mental health services faced by minority youth and their families. The …

The wellness and self-care experiences of single mothers in poverty: Strategies for mental health counselors

SM Long, M Clark, CD Ausloos… - Journal of mental …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Poverty impacts holistic health and wellness, yet little research in counseling has been
conducted exploring the holistic wellness and self-care of marginalized groups. Self-care …