Family and Community Health
Volume 16, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 72-87

Assessing the effectiveness of lay health advisors with migrant farmworkers (Article)

Watkins E.L. , Harlan C. , Eng E. , Gansky S.A. , Gehan D. , Larson K.
  • a Department of Maternal and Child Health, United States
  • b Curriculum in Public Health Nursing, United States
  • c Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, United States
  • d Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • e Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • f Department of Nursing, Barton College, Wilson, NC, United States

Abstract

This article reports an analysis of data involving the application of a social network intervention model using lay health advisors (LHAs). The study population included migrant farmworker women and infants receiving care at two health care delivery sites. Changes in knowledge, health status, and behaviors were assessed. Our findings indicate that the LHA model is a valid one for migrant farmworker families. © 1994 Aspen Publishers, Inc.

Author Keywords

Social support Migrants Program evaluation Maternal-child health services

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0001856842&doi=10.1097%2f00003727-199401000-00010&partnerID=40&md5=2b991d6f1ad10d55dbeaa5b69734ac21
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-199401000-00010
ISSN: 01606379
Cited by: 41
Original Language: English