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Teams of Community Health Workers and Nursing Students Effect Health Promotion of Underserved Urban Neighborhoods
Author(s) -
Zandee Gail Landheer,
Bossenbroek Debra,
Slager Dianne,
Gordon Beth
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12031
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine , community health , health promotion , program evaluation , promotion (chess) , family medicine , environmental health , gerontology , public health , public administration , politics , political science , law
Objective(s) The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of CHW /nursing student teams in promoting secondary protection and improving access to care for residents of three urban underserved neighborhoods. The study also sought to measure CHW and resident satisfaction of such a program. Design and Sample Quasi‐experimental and non‐experimental designs were used for the study. Convenience samples consisted of residents who participated in the CHW program during 2005–2006, CHW s and residents who participated in the CHW program during 2005–2007 and a systematic random sample of residents across the three neighborhoods. Measures Three quantitative measures were used in the study: a pre/post test with residents who participated in the program, a satisfaction survey of CHW s and participants, and a community assessment survey of the neighborhoods in which the program occurred. Results CHW /nursing student teams were shown to increase awareness of community resources, increase access to dental care, decrease use of the ER , promote use of a medical home/regular source of care, and increase the percentage of people having their blood pressure screened in the last 2 years. Conclusion CHW /nursing student teams can positively impact the health of underserved populations.