Allies community health workers: Bridging the gap. Health Promotion Practice (2006)
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Outcome effectiveness of community health workers: an integrative literature review.
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Citation Context ...nformation, and support in a family’s primary language (Baier, Grant, Daugherty, & Eckenfels, 1999; Butz et al., 1994; Love, Gardner, & Legion, 1997; E. L. Rosenthal et al., 1998; Stout et al., 1998; =-=Swider, 2002-=-; Witmer, Seifer, Finocchio, Leslie, & O’Neil, 1995). Allies Against Asthma coalitions each employ a community health worker (CHW) program as part of its community action plan. The structure and manag... |
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The Seattle–King County Healthy Homes Project: A randomized, controlled trial of a community health worker intervention to decrease exposure to indoor asthma triggers.
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Citation Context ...GING THE GAP 97S A number of studies have explored the potential of CHW-type programs to improve asthma control (Baier et al., 1999; Butz et al., 1994; Fisher, Strunk, Sussman, Sykes, & Walker, 2004; =-=Krieger, Takaro, Song, & Weaver, 2005-=-; Stout et al., 1998). The Inner-City Asthma Study employed CHWs in a home-based, environmental intervention for children of the inner city with asthma as one component of a larger intervention. Commu... |
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Citation Context ...ve the services they need, and provide culturally appropriate health education, information, and support in a family’s primary language (Baier, Grant, Daugherty, & Eckenfels, 1999; Butz et al., 1994; =-=Love, Gardner, & Legion, 1997-=-; E. L. Rosenthal et al., 1998; Stout et al., 1998; Swider, 2002; Witmer, Seifer, Finocchio, Leslie, & O’Neil, 1995). Allies Against Asthma coalitions each employ a community health worker (CHW) progr... |
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Community violence and asthma morbidity: the Inner-City Asthma Study.
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Citation Context ...ween psychosocial factors (e.g., stress) and exposure to negative environmental factors common in high-risk urban neighborhoods (e.g., violence) and asthma morbidity and mortality (Weil et al., 1999; =-=Wright et al., 2004-=-; Wright & Steinbach, 2001). Among many of Allies’ families, asthma is one of many significant life issues, and CHWs are challenged to address other issues that may exacerbate asthma morbidity and/or ... |
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Linking community-based blood pressure measurement to clinical care: a randomized controlled trial of outreach and tracking by community health workers.
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Citation Context ...vant systems, and is familiar with the variety of resources and services available in a community, the CHW often becomes the center of coordination and consistency across various sectors and systems (=-=Krieger, Collier, Song, & Martin, 1999-=-; Krieger et al., 2006 [this issue]; E. L. Rosenthal et al., 1998; M. P. Rosenthal et al., 2006 [this issue]; Witmer et al., 1995). Community health workers can help facilitate appointment keeping and... |
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The relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma morbidity in inner-city children with asthma
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Citation Context ... an association between psychosocial factors (e.g., stress) and exposure to negative environmental factors common in high-risk urban neighborhoods (e.g., violence) and asthma morbidity and mortality (=-=Weil et al., 1999-=-; Wright et al., 2004; Wright & Steinbach, 2001). Among many of Allies’ families, asthma is one of many significant life issues, and CHWs are challenged to address other issues that may exacerbate ast... |
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A Summary of the National Community Health Advisor Study.
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Citation Context ...e culturally appropriate health education, information, and support in a family’s primary language (Baier, Grant, Daugherty, & Eckenfels, 1999; Butz et al., 1994; Love, Gardner, & Legion, 1997; E. L. =-=Rosenthal et al., 1998-=-; Stout et al., 1998; Swider, 2002; Witmer, Seifer, Finocchio, Leslie, & O’Neil, 1995). Allies Against Asthma coalitions each employ a community health worker (CHW) program as part of its community ac... |
6 | Integrating asthma prevention and control: The roles of the coalition. Health Promotion Practice
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Citation Context ...ariety of resources and services available in a community, the CHW often becomes the center of coordination and consistency across various sectors and systems (Krieger, Collier, Song, & Martin, 1999; =-=Krieger et al., 2006-=- [this issue]; E. L. Rosenthal et al., 1998; M. P. Rosenthal et al., 2006 [this issue]; Witmer et al., 1995). Community health workers can help facilitate appointment keeping and locate families who m... |
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Community organization to reduce the need for acute care for asthma among African American children in low-income neighborhoods: The Neighborhood Asthma Coalition
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Citation Context ...agepub.comDownloaded fromsFriedman et al. / BRIDGING THE GAP 97S A number of studies have explored the potential of CHW-type programs to improve asthma control (Baier et al., 1999; Butz et al., 1994; =-=Fisher, Strunk, Sussman, Sykes, & Walker, 2004-=-; Krieger, Takaro, Song, & Weaver, 2005; Stout et al., 1998). The Inner-City Asthma Study employed CHWs in a home-based, environmental intervention for children of the inner city with asthma as one co... |
5 | Collaborative design and implementation of a multisite community coalition evaluation. Health Promotion Practice
- Lachance, Houle, et al.
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Citation Context ...enting their own activities including how often they visit families, what was addressed, and plans for follow-up, in some programs CHWs collect baseline data for the cross-site core caregiver survey (=-=Lachance et al., 2006-=- [this issue]) during an initial home visit and exit data during the last visit. Given the CHWs’ developing relationship with the family, this may present bias, as families report more honestly about ... |
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The Asthma Outreach Project: a promising approach to comprehensive asthma management
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Citation Context ... health education, information, and support in a family’s primary language (Baier, Grant, Daugherty, & Eckenfels, 1999; Butz et al., 1994; Love, Gardner, & Legion, 1997; E. L. Rosenthal et al., 1998; =-=Stout et al., 1998-=-; Swider, 2002; Witmer, Seifer, Finocchio, Leslie, & O’Neil, 1995). Allies Against Asthma coalitions each employ a community health worker (CHW) program as part of its community action plan. The struc... |
2 | Use of community health workers with inner-city children who have asthma
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Citation Context ...that families receive the services they need, and provide culturally appropriate health education, information, and support in a family’s primary language (Baier, Grant, Daugherty, & Eckenfels, 1999; =-=Butz et al., 1994-=-; Love, Gardner, & Legion, 1997; E. L. Rosenthal et al., 1998; Stout et al., 1998; Swider, 2002; Witmer, Seifer, Finocchio, Leslie, & O’Neil, 1995). Allies Against Asthma coalitions each employ a comm... |
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The Henry Horner Pediatric Asthma Program
- Baier, Grant, et al.
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Citation Context ...heir neighbors to negotiate systems, ensure that families receive the services they need, and provide culturally appropriate health education, information, and support in a family’s primary language (=-=Baier, Grant, Daugherty, & Eckenfels, 1999-=-; Butz et al., 1994; Love, Gardner, & Legion, 1997; E. L. Rosenthal et al., 1998; Stout et al., 1998; Swider, 2002; Witmer, Seifer, Finocchio, Leslie, & O’Neil, 1995). Allies Against Asthma coalitions... |
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