Key result
The Salud Para Su Corazón promotora program successfully improved pre-post knowledge and performance skills among 29 promotoras serving 188 Latino families over 1 year.
Why the study?
Does the Salud Para Su Corazón-NCLR promotora program improve heart-healthy behaviors and knowledge among Latino families?
Observational (n=217)
Yes
Does the Salud Para Su Corazón-NCLR promotora program improve heart-healthy behaviors and knowledge among Latino families?
A promotora (lay health worker) outreach program successfully improved heart-health knowledge and behaviors among Latino families across multiple US sites.
This article describes results of year-1 implementation of the Salud Para Su Corazón (Health For Your Heart)-National Council of la Raza (NCLR) promotora (lay health worker) program for promoting heart-healthy behaviors among Latinos. Findings of this community outreach initiative include data from promotora pledges and self-skill behaviors, cardiovascular disease risk factors of Latino families, family heart-health education delivery, and program costs associated with promotora time. Participation included 29 trained promotoras serving 188 families from three NCLR affiliates in Escondido, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Ojo Caliente, New Mexico. Using several evaluation tools, the results showed that the promotora approach worked based on evidence obtained from the following indicators: changes in promotora's pre-post knowledge and performance skills, progress toward their pledge goals following training, recruiting and teaching families, providing follow-up, and organizing or participating in community events. Strengths and limitations of the promotora model approach are also discussed.
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Balcázar et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Cardiovascular disease risk factors (n=217). Salud Para Su Corazón promotora program was evaluated on Changes in promotora's pre-post knowledge and performance skills, and progress toward pledge goals. The Salud Para Su Corazón promotora program successfully improved pre-post knowledge and performance skills among 29 promotoras serving 188 Latino families over 1 year.
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