title: Developing a culturally appropriate preconception health promotion strategy for newly immigrated Latinos through a community-based program in South Carolina.
abstract: Maternal and Child Health (MCH) experts emphasize the importance of preconception health (PCH) in achieving healthy pregnancies and positive birth outcomes. Research demonstrates that Latinas face significant PCH disparities, yet no comprehensive PCH promotion strategy exists to reach them. As a trusted community-based organization that uses culturally competent strategies to promote MCH in the Latino community, PASOs is well-positioned to address PCH among Latinos in South Carolina. With the input and support of Latino community members, PASOs is pioneering a PCH strategy using its successful model of education, outreach, partnerships and resource navigation.
authors.affiliation: Arnold School of Public Health and Consortium forLatino Immigration Studies, University of South Carolina,Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
authors.forename: Myriam E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smithwick-Leone
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Willms
authors.forename: Margarita M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCandless
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lohman
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks; D054521:Cultural Competency; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D016742:Preconception Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013022:South Carolina