Baffour Tiffany D, Jones Maurine A, Contreras Linda K
Department of Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Fam Community Health. 2006 Jul-Sep;29(3):221-8. doi: 10.1097/00003727-200607000-00009.
The model of family health advocacy built firmly upon principles of empowerment theory seeks to help individuals, families, and communities to improve their circumstances by incorporating multiple levels of intervention. The goal of family health advocacy is to improve the well-being of pregnant women and mothers of children younger than 2 years by providing social support and health education about risk factors related to infant mortality and prematurity. This program primarily targets rural African American women, a group at high risk. Advocacy and referral for needed medical and social services are provided. This article presents a comprehensive model of health advocacy, including social marketing strategies, recruitment efforts, and curriculum development.
基于赋权理论原则构建的家庭健康倡导模式，旨在通过纳入多层次干预措施，帮助个人、家庭和社区改善自身状况。家庭健康倡导的目标是通过提供社会支持以及开展与婴儿死亡率和早产相关风险因素的健康教育，来改善孕妇和两岁以下儿童母亲的福祉。该项目主要针对农村非裔美国女性这一高危群体，提供所需医疗和社会服务的倡导与转介。本文介绍了一种全面的健康倡导模式，包括社会营销策略、招募工作和课程开发。
