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Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA): an innovative stroke prevention project
Author(s) -
Story Lachel,
MayfieldJohnson Susan,
Downey Laura H,
AndersonLewis Charkarra,
Young Rebekah,
Day Pearlean
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nursing inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.66
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1800
pISSN - 1320-7881
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2010.00512.x
Subject(s) - grassroots , participatory action research , community based participatory research , health care , community health , community project , curriculum , medical education , nursing , health education , health equity , medicine , sociology , public relations , psychology , public health , political science , pedagogy , social science , politics , anthropology , law
STORY L, MAYFIELD‐JOHNSON S, DOWNEY LH, ANDERSON‐LEWIS C, YOUNG R and DAY P. Nursing Inquiry 2010; 17 : 373–384
Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA): an innovative stroke prevention project Health disparities along with insufficient numbers of healthcare providers and resources have created a need for effective and efficient grassroots approaches to improve community health. Community‐based participatory research (CBPR), more specifically the utilization of community health advisors (CHAs), is one such strategy. The Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA) project convened an interdisciplinary team to answer the call from 10 counties in the rural Mississippi Delta area of ‘The Stroke Belt’ to meet the region’s identified health needs, and to impact the health of a disparaged state. This article explores this CBPR project including the community involvement strategies, innovative CHA training curriculum, evaluation plan, and implications to healthcare professionals, particularly nurses.