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
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Community Health Planning
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Community Health Workers
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Community Networks / organization & administration*
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Community-Institutional Relations
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Health Promotion / organization & administration*
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Health Services Accessibility
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Health Status Disparities
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Healthcare Disparities
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Hispanic or Latino*
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Humans
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Oregon
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Rural Population*