Workplace health promotion--strategies for low-income Hispanic immigrant women.
Addressing health disparities for vulnerable populations in the United States is a national goal. Immigrant Hispanic women, at increased risk for heart disease, face obstacles in receiving adequate health care. Health promotion, especially for Hispanic women, is hindered by language, access to care, lack of insurance, and cultural factors. Innovative health education approaches are needed to reach this population. This article describes the development and evaluation of a culturally sensitive cardiac health education program based on findings from a study of 21 older immigrant Hispanic women employed as housekeepers at a small university in south Texas. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures had decreased 17 months after the intervention.
Zarate-Abbott
Perla
P
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Etnyre
Annette
A
Gilliland
Irene
I
Mahon
Marveen
M
Allwein
David
D
Cook
Jennifer
J
Mikan
Vanessa
V
Rauschhuber
Maureen
M
Sethness
Renee
R
Muñoz
Laura
L
Lowry
Jolynn
J
Jones
Mary Elaine
ME
D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D011203:Poverty; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology