Melvin Delgado

Community Health Workers in Action (eBook, ePUB)

The Efforts of "Promotores de Salud" in Bringing Health Care to Marginalized Communities

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Community Health Workers in Action proposes support and expansion of the role of community health workers in meeting the health needs of marginalized groups in United States cities (although their potential reach is not limited to any one group or geographical section). Given the health inequities that continue to touch the lives of millions of people of color across the country, these professionals' efforts--which translate to innovative, community-centered responses designed to reach particularly vulnerable populations--are quite timely. In order to truly understand the topic of health care, one must first explore its historical contexts, socio-cultural factors, and the ways in which values play a critical role in shaping a worldview of the right to quality care. This book offers readers a window into the dynamic field that continues to expand in highly creative and cost-effective ways, which ultimately shape one major piece of the complicated puzzle that is health care in America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190691042
• Artikelnr.: 57177459

Autorenporträt

Melvin Delgado, PhD, is Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston University. Specifically focusing on the Latino community, Dr. Delgado has over 40 years of practice, research, and scholarship centered on urban population groups. He has published numerous articles and 30 books on urban community practice topics. Dr. Delgado is currently the Series Editor of Oxford University Press's Social Justice and Youth Community Practice Series.

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface
* Acknowledgments
* Section 1: Context
* Chapter 1: Overview
* Chapter 2: Culture and Health
* Chapter 3: Health Inequity
* Chapter 4: Challenges and Barriers to Urban Health Care Delivery
* Section 2: Theoretical Foundation
* Chapter 5: Values, Guiding Principles, Conceptual Foundation, and
Framework
* Chapter 6: Community Health Workers/Promotores de Salud: Definition,
Parameters, and Challenges
* Chapter 7: Recruiting, Training, and Supporting Promotores (Paid and
Volunteer)
* Section 3: Reflections From the Field
* Chapter 8: Special Population Case Illustrations
* Chapter 9: Lessons Learned
* Chapter 10: Recommendations for Research and Practice
* References
* Index