Ramírez Denise Moreno, Vea Lourdes, Field James A, Baker Paul B, Gandolfi A Jay, Maier Raina M
Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Superfund Research Program (Ms Ramírez and Dr Maier), Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Superfund Research Program (Dr Field), Department of Entomology (Dr Baker), and College of Pharmacy (Dr Gandolfi), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Sonora Environmental Research Institute, Inc, Tucson, Arizona (Ms Vea).
Fam Community Health. 2017 Oct/Dec;40(4):306-315. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000111.
Community health workers (promotores de salud) have the ability to empower communities to mitigate negative health outcomes. Current training efforts in environmental topics are lacking. This project addressed this gap by developing 4 transferable training modules on environmental health. By applying a series of surveys, interviews, and trainings, we evaluated their relevance. Partners provided favorable feedback for 3 of the 4 modules. It was also learned that the development method could be improved by engaging technically trained promotores de salud in the role of co-creators. This project has implications for environmental justice communities as it can lessen information disparities.
社区卫生工作者(健康促进者)有能力增强社区能力,以减轻负面健康结果。目前在环境主题方面的培训工作有所欠缺。该项目通过开发4个关于环境卫生的可转移培训模块来填补这一空白。通过进行一系列调查、访谈和培训,我们评估了这些模块的相关性。合作伙伴对4个模块中的3个给予了积极反馈。我们还了解到,通过让受过技术培训的健康促进者担任共同创造者的角色,可以改进开发方法。该项目对环境正义社区具有重要意义,因为它可以减少信息差距。