Strengthening rural Latinos' civic engagement for health: The Voceros de Salud project

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2013 Nov;24(4):1636-47. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0161.

Abstract

This article describes the Latino Health Ambassadors Network (Voceros de Salud ) project created to support and mobilize Latino community leaders to address health inequalities in a rural Oregon county. Voceros de Salud is discussed as a model that other rural communities may implement towards strengthening Latino civic engagement for health.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Community Health Planning
  • Community Health Workers
  • Community Networks / organization & administration*
  • Community-Institutional Relations
  • Health Promotion / organization & administration*
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Hispanic or Latino*
  • Humans
  • Oregon
  • Rural Population*