Background Since the 2016 presidential election, reports have suggested that President
Trump's rhetoric and his administration's proposed policies could be exacerbating barriers to …

This review examines the current reporting trends of program design, implementation, and
evaluation of training programs for Latinx community health workers. Five scholarly …

Guided by an integrated theoretical approach combining communication infrastructure
theory with methods of assets-oriented community field mapping, this study reports the …

Background Awareness about hereditary breast cancer and the preventative steps to
minimize disease risk is lower in Hispanic/Latina individuals than non-Hispanic White …

The purpose of our study was to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of
Somali refugee women with family planning in the US We conducted focus groups of Somali …

The effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs) as health educators and health
promoters among Latino populations is widely recognized. The Affordable Care Act created …

Despite the value of community health worker programs, such as Promotores de Salud, for
addressing health disparities in the Latino community, little consensus has been reached to …

This project investigated the Community Health Worker (CHW) field in rural and urban
environments using a series of focus groups of CHWs in four states. Our findings suggest …

Reproductive coercion (eg, one partner controlling the reproductive decision making of the
other) is a serious public health problem that is associated with a number of adverse health …

The purpose of this dissertation-in-practice was to understand the perceptions and
challenges regarding the effectiveness of the CHW pilot program for public health …