Marsiglia Flavio F, Bermudez-Parsai Monica, Coonrod Dean
Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University, 411 N Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004-0693, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Aug;21(3 Suppl):119-31. doi: 10.1353/hpu.0.0355.
Familias Sanas (Healthy Families) is an educational intervention implemented and tested with low-income, immigrant Latina mothers. The program was designed to reduce existing health disadvantages of Latinas by empowering them to take active part in the management of their health and by encouraging them to advocate for themselves. Familias Sanas was implemented at a prenatal clinic located at a major urban hospital in the southwestern U.S. The efficacy of the intervention was evaluated through a randomized control trial measuring the participants' rate of postpartum visits and other relevant well-being measures. Initial findings show a significant effect of the intervention, with participants in the experimental group returning for their postpartum clinic visit at a higher rate in comparison with the control group. The results are discussed from a culturally specific perspective. Practice, policy, and research implications and recommendations are provided.
“健康家庭”项目是一项针对低收入的拉丁裔移民母亲实施并进行测试的教育干预措施。该项目旨在通过使拉丁裔女性积极参与自身健康管理并鼓励她们为自己争取权益，来减少她们现有的健康劣势。“健康家庭”项目在美国西南部一家大型城市医院的产前诊所实施。通过一项随机对照试验评估了该干预措施的效果，该试验测量了参与者的产后复诊率及其他相关的健康指标。初步研究结果表明该干预措施具有显著效果，与对照组相比，实验组的参与者产后复诊率更高。研究从文化特定视角对结果进行了讨论，并给出了实践、政策及研究方面的启示和建议。
