TY - JOUR
T1 - Promotoras de salud
T2 - Roles, responsibilities, and contributions in a multisite community-based randomized controlled trial
AU - Hilfinger Messias, De Anne K.
AU - Parra-Medina, Deborah
AU - Sharpe, Patricia A.
AU - Treviño, Laura
AU - Koskan, Alexis M.
AU - Morales-Campos, Daisy
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - There is widespread recognition of the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of promotoras de salud (a Spanish term for community health workers [CHW]) in health education and outreach among Hispanic communities. Yet, there are significant gaps in the literature regarding the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of promotoras' engagement in research. To address this gap, we examine promotoras' research-related training, roles, responsibilities, and contributions in a community-based participatory research project involving a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a physical activity intervention for Mexican-origin women in Texas and South Carolina. We identify both benefits and challenges associated with promotoras' engagement as community researchers; examine variations and differences in promotora roles and responsibilities related to the research contexts, sites, settings, and individual characteristics; and discuss implications for research and practice.
AB - There is widespread recognition of the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of promotoras de salud (a Spanish term for community health workers [CHW]) in health education and outreach among Hispanic communities. Yet, there are significant gaps in the literature regarding the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of promotoras' engagement in research. To address this gap, we examine promotoras' research-related training, roles, responsibilities, and contributions in a community-based participatory research project involving a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a physical activity intervention for Mexican-origin women in Texas and South Carolina. We identify both benefits and challenges associated with promotoras' engagement as community researchers; examine variations and differences in promotora roles and responsibilities related to the research contexts, sites, settings, and individual characteristics; and discuss implications for research and practice.
KW - Community health workers
KW - Community researchers
KW - Community-based participatory research
KW - Hispanics
KW - Physical activity
KW - Promotoras de salud
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U2 - 10.1891/1540-4153.11.2.62
DO - 10.1891/1540-4153.11.2.62
M3 - Article
C2 - 24695944
AN - SCOPUS:84893467326
SN - 1540-4153
VL - 11
SP - 62
EP - 71
JO - Hispanic Health Care International
JF - Hispanic Health Care International
IS - 2
ER -