Department of Health Care Environments and Systems, College of Nursing, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Fam Community Health. 2012 Apr-Jun;35(2):92-102. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0b013e3182464f65.
Promotoras have worked in various areas of public health; however, there is a lack of understanding about their work in mental health. This article reviews the literature in 3 different cultures/languages (English, Spanish, and Portuguese) and aims to describe promotoras' roles, training, and interventions and their outcomes related to mental health activities. Results demonstrate that in different cultures/languages, promotoras empower community members to promote mental health and prevent exacerbation of individuals' mental illness. Promotoras, when trained carefully, have the ability to increase awareness and to promote mental health in populations that would otherwise have limited or no access to care.
在公共卫生的各个领域都有社会活动家在工作；然而，人们对他们在心理健康方面的工作却缺乏了解。本文综述了来自 3 种不同文化/语言（英语、西班牙语和葡萄牙语）的文献，旨在描述社会活动家在心理健康活动中的角色、培训和干预措施及其结果。结果表明，在不同的文化/语言中，社会活动家使社区成员有能力促进心理健康，防止个人精神疾病恶化。经过精心培训的社会活动家有能力提高意识，并在那些本来获得护理的机会有限或没有的人群中促进精神健康。
