Peer training of community health workers to improve heart health among African American women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Training community health workers (CHWs) builds a workforce that is essential to addressing the chronic disease crisis. This article describes a highly replicable CHW training program that targets heart disease risk among African American women.

Background

African American women suffer disproportionately from heart disease mortality and morbidity. Well-trained CHWs are uniquely positioned to close this disparity gap. Method. We used a Learning Circle approach to train CHWs in heart health education. The curriculum blended web-based, self-directed learning and in-person peer coaching. CHWs learned through (a) peer-to-peer sharing, (b) problem solving and brainstorming, and (c) leadership and experiential activities. Training evaluation measures were CHWs' (a) sel

SUBMITTER: Josiah Willock R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4784710 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature