Community Health Workers Promoting Physical Activity: Targeting Multiple Levels of the Social Ecological Model

Jessica Haughton; Guadalupe X. Ayala; Kari Herzog Burke; John P. Elder; Jacqueline Montañez; Elva M. Arredondo

doi:10.1097/JAC.0000000000000108

Community Health Workers Promoting Physical Activity: Targeting Multiple Levels of the Social Ecological Model

Jessica Haughton, Guadalupe X. Ayala, Kari Herzog Burke, John P. Elder, Jacqueline Montañez, Elva M. Arredondo

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Abstract

The effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs) as health educators and health promoters among Latino populations is widely recognized. The Affordable Care Act created important opportunities to increase the role of CHWs in preventive health. This article describes the implementation of CHW-led, culturally specific, faith-based program to increase physical activity among churchgoing Latinas. This study augments previous research by describing the recruitment, selection, training, and evaluation of CHWs for a physical activity intervention targeting multiple levels of the Social Ecological Model.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	309-320
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JAC.0000000000000108
State	Published - Sep 25 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hispanic Americans
built environment
churches
community health workers
health promotion
intervention studies
physical activity

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Health Policy

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