title: Salud Para Su Corazon (health for your heart) community health worker model: community and clinical approaches for addressing cardiovascular disease risk reduction in Hispanics/Latinos.
abstract: This article describes 6 Salud Para Su Corazon (SPSC) family of programs that have addressed cardiovascular disease risk reduction in Hispanic communities facilitated by community health workers (CHWs) or Promotores de Salud (PS). A synopsis of the programs illustrates the designs and methodological approaches that combine community-based participatory research for 2 types of settings: community and clinical. Examples are provided as to how CHWs can serve as agents of change in these settings. A description is presented of a sustainability framework for the SPSC family of programs. Finally, implications are summarized for utilizing the SPSC CHW/PS model to inform ambulatory care management and policy.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, El Paso, TX, USA. Hector.G.Balcazar@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Balcazar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarado
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ortiz
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003150:Community Health Workers; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017146:Models, Organizational; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013781:Texas