Community Health Workers Promoting Physical Activity
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Community Health Workers Promoting Physical Activity
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 Latina...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0148-9917
DOI: 10.1097/jac.0000000000000108