Tales from the Miami Healthy Heart Initiative: The Experiences of Two Community Health Workers

Community health workers (CHWs) have been bridging the gap between under-served populations and health care systems for centuries; however, their experiences are rarely recounted. The Miami Healthy Heart Initiative is a randomized control trial designed to examine the effectiveness of CHWs on reduci...

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Published in:Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2015-05, Vol.26 (2), p.453-462
Main Authors: Lebron, Cynthia N, Reyes-Arrechea, Ernesto, Castillo, Andrea, Carrasquillo, Olveen, Kenya, Sonjia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Community Health Workers - organization & administration
Coronary Disease - prevention & control
Diabetes
Diabetes Complications - ethnology
Diabetes Complications - prevention & control
Employment
Female
Florida
Health care
Health Care Services
Health education
Health Promotion - methods
Health risks
Heart Diseases
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Human subjects
Humans
Immigration policy
Intervention
Male
Medical supplies
Mental health
Miami, Florida
Middle Aged
Participation
Patients
Risk Reduction Behavior
Social support
Studies
Trials
Uninsured people
Workers
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Summary:Community health workers (CHWs) have been bridging the gap between under-served populations and health care systems for centuries; however, their experiences are rarely recounted. The Miami Healthy Heart Initiative is a randomized control trial designed to examine the effectiveness of CHWs on reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease among Hispanics with poorly controlled diabetes in South Florida. This manuscript, told from the perspective of CHWs, is a summary of cases that were successful and some that did not achieve optimal outcomes. These case summaries include anecdotal data and clinical variables that demonstrate each patient's progress during the intervention.
ISSN:1049-2089
1548-6869
1548-6869
DOI:10.1353/hpu.2015.0033