Workplace health promotion--strategies for low-income Hispanic immigrant women.

AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
Volume 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 217-222

Workplace health promotion--strategies for low-income Hispanic immigrant women. (Article)

Zarate-Abbott P.* , Etnyre A. , Gilliland I. , Mahon M. , Allwein D. , Cook J. , Mikan V. , Rauschhuber M. , Sethness R. , Muñoz L. , Lowry J. , Jones M.E.

^a University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^b University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^c University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^d University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^e University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^f University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^g University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^h University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
ⁱ University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^j University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^k University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
^l University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Abstract

Addressing health disparities for vulnerable populations in the United States is a national goal. Immigrant Hispanic women, at increased risk for heart disease, face obstacles in receiving adequate health care. Health promotion, especially for Hispanic women, is hindered by language, access to care, lack of insurance, and cultural factors. Innovative health education approaches are needed to reach this population. This article describes the development and evaluation of a culturally sensitive cardiac health education program based on findings from a study of 21 older immigrant Hispanic women employed as housekeepers at a small university in south Texas. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures had decreased 17 months after the intervention.

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evaluation education Needs Assessment cultural anthropology Cultural Diversity health promotion psychological aspect poverty Health Status Disparities human health service occupational health nursing health status Occupational Health Services occupational health service ethnology Hispanic Americans Health Services Needs and Demand program development United States Humans workplace Hispanic Emigrants and Immigrants female heart disease Heart Diseases Nursing Evaluation Research Article organization and management program evaluation Women migration health care quality Healthcare Disparities attitude to health Texas health care delivery

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DOI: 10.3928/08910162-20080501-01

ISSN: 08910162

Cited by: 13

Original Language: English