title: Community health advocacy: primary health care nurse-advocate teams in urban communities.
abstract: In summary, our health advocacy program uses PHC teams in urban, underserved communities to deal with the interaction of social and health factors in solving problems related to access to appropriate (as perceived by residents) and affordable health care. This approach encourages grass-roots participation in problem identification and solution, a fundamental ingredient of community empowerment. Further, this program facilitates community identification of nurses as resource persons who encourage collaboration to improve the community's health status and as health providers who enhance the authority and autonomy of community participation in the resolution of health issues.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: McElmurry
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Swider
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bless
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Norr
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Irvin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gantes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014505:Urban Population; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*