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Fam Community Health. 2012 Apr-Jun;35(2):111-9. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182465058.

Salud Para Su Carozón--a Latino promotora-led cardiovascular health education program.

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Division for the Application of Research Discoveries, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. Jovonni.spinner@nih.gov

Abstract

Salud Para Su Carozón is a culturally sensitive, community-based program to increase heart healthy knowledge and behaviors among Latinos. Promotoras were trained using a 10-session manual to teach participants from 7 communities about heart disease risk factors and skills to achieve heart healthy behaviors. In 435 participants with pre-to-post self-reported data, there were increases in physical activity outside of work (57%-78%), heart health knowledge (49%-76%), and confidence in preparing heart healthy meals (66%-81%) (all Ps < .001). Results suggest that promotoras can provide effective health education to improve heart health risk behaviors in select Latino communities.

PMID:
22367258
DOI:
10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182465058
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