Transferable Training Modules: Building Environmental Education Opportunities With and for Mexican Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud)
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Univ Arizona, Dept Soil Water & Environm SciUniv Arizona, Dept Chem & Environm Eng
Univ Arizona, Dept Entomology
Univ Arizona, Coll Pharm
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2017-10-01Keywords
Promotor trainingenvironmental health
peer education
environmental justice
Arizona-Sonora border
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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINSCitation
Ramírez, D. M., Vea, L., Field, J. A., Baker, P. B., Gandolfi, A. J., & Maier, R. M. (2017). Transferable Training Modules: Building Environmental Education Opportunities With and for Mexican Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud). Family & community health, 40(4), 306-315.Journal
Family & Community HealthRights
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Community health workers (promotores de salud) have the ability to empower communities to mitigate negative health outcomes. Current training efforts in environmental topics are lacking. This project addressed this gap by developing four transferable training modules on environmental health. By applying a series of surveys, interviews, and trainings, we evaluated their relevance. Partners provided favorable feedback for three of the four modules. It was also learned that the development method could be improved by engaging technically trained promotores de salud in the role of co-creators. This project has implications for environmental justice communities as it can lessen information disparities.Note
12 month embargo; publication Date: 01 October 2017ISSN
1550-5057PubMed ID
28323677Version
Final accepted manuscriptSponsors
The project described was funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Border 2012 Region 9 Program, Border Environmental Cooperation Commission, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research Program grant P42 ES04940.ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1097/FCH.0000000000000111
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