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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 3/2008

01-06-2008 | Original Paper

Findings from a Community-based Participatory Prevention Research Intervention Designed to Increase Social Capital in Latino and African American Communities

Authors: Yvonne L. Michael, Stephanie A. Farquhar, Noelle Wiggins, Mandy K. Green

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 3/2008

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Abstract

A community-based participatory research intervention, Poder es Salud/Power for Health, employed Community Health Workers who used popular education to identify and address health disparities in Latino and African American communities in a metropolitan area in the United States. We assessed participants’ social capital, self-rated health, and depressive symptoms at baseline and the end of the intervention. Social support and self-rated health improved while depressive symptoms decreased. Public health interventions involving diverse communities that are designed to build upon assets, such as existing levels of social capital, may improve health in those communities.
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Metadata
Title
Findings from a Community-based Participatory Prevention Research Intervention Designed to Increase Social Capital in Latino and African American Communities
Authors
Yvonne L. Michael
Stephanie A. Farquhar
Noelle Wiggins
Mandy K. Green
Publication date
01-06-2008
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-007-9078-2

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