title: Leadership in a public housing community.
abstract: Community Health Advocate (CHA) programs train community members to assist and advocate for other members of the community regarding health and other community issues. These programs have been successful in improving the health and quality of life of communities. We developed a CHA program in a single public housing development. This program faced unique challenges since the advocates both worked and lived in the same setting. However, confronting and resolving these issues ultimately enhanced the quality of the program.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA. mwolff@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Staci
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Barbra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Maurana
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holifield
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aitch
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000379:methods*; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education*; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D016730:Program Development; D011638:Public Housing / Q000592:standards*; D011788:Quality of Life; D014495:Universities; D014922:Wisconsin