Smith J M, Sanders R, Kosoko-Lasaki O, Stone J R
Creighton University, Center for Promoting Health and Health Equity (CPHHE) Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH, USA).
J Health Sci Educ. 2019;3(4):1-7.
Preparing lay Community Health Ambassadors (CHA) to assess, document and monitor physical activity using standardized instruments can be daunting. Administering some instruments needs specialized training. System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) is a standardized instrument requiring extensive training. The question guiding this project was: Can lay Community Health Ambassadors (CHA) be trained to administer SOPARC at Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) physical activity fitness sites? This manuscript presents the process undertaken to train Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) and some preliminary results. Preliminary results are that fifty-six (56) Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) representing four (4) community partner groups were certified in the SOPARC training. These CHAs successfully documented pre/post data for 20 different physical activity sites. Additionally, the results support the premise that Community Health Ambassadors are a viable liaison in community health delivery.
让非专业的社区健康大使(CHA)使用标准化工具来评估、记录和监测身体活动可能具有挑战性。使用一些工具需要专门培训。社区游戏和娱乐观察系统(SOPARC)是一种需要大量培训的标准化工具。指导该项目的问题是:能否培训非专业的社区健康大使(CHA)在社区健康种族和族裔方法(REACH)身体活动健身场所管理SOPARC?本手稿介绍了培训社区健康大使(CHA)的过程及一些初步结果。初步结果是,代表四个社区合作伙伴团体的五十六名(56)社区健康大使(CHA)通过了SOPARC培训认证。这些CHA成功记录了20个不同身体活动场所的前后数据。此外,结果支持了社区健康大使是社区健康服务中可行联络人的前提。