Border and international health

Publications

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• Mujer y Corazon: Community Health Workers and their Organizations in Colonias on the U.S.-Mexico Border
  Author(s): Marlynn L. May, Ricardo B. Contreras, Linda Callejas, Elvia Ladezma
  Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Border and international health, Hispanics, Minority health, Workforce
  Report Number: Policy Brief
  Date: 10 / 2004
  Reports the results of a study that analyzed the Community Health Worker (CHW) organizations and practices to learn how they work and why they are key resources in colonias for improving the health of the communities. The study also examined the relationships of the CHW with and their impact on the communities they serve, finding variation programmatically, structurally, and geographically. A full report is also available.
• Mujer Y Corazon: Community Health Workers and Their Organizations in Colonias on the US-Mexico Border: An Exploratory Study
  Author(s): Marlynn L. May, Ricardo B. Contreras, Linda Callejas, Elvia Ledezma
  Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Border and international health, Hispanics, Minority health, Workforce
  Date: 08 / 2004
  Reports the results of a study that analyzed the Community Health Worker (CHW) organizations and practices to learn how they work and why they are key resources in colonias for improving the health of the communities. The study also examined the relationships of the CHW with and their impact on the communities they serve, finding variation programmatically, structurally, and geographically. A policy brief is also available.