Effectiveness of community health agents' actions in situations of social vulnerability

Effectiveness of community health agents' actions in situations of social vulnerability

This article reports the quanti-qualitative results of an in-service effectiveness evaluation of interventions to reduce health risks for socially vulnerable people by community health agents (CHAs)(Agentes Comunitarios de Saude) in Brazil. Adapted from the source document.

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Published in:Health education research Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 330 - 342
Main Authors: Zanchetta, Margareth S., McCrae Vander Voet, Susan, Galhego-Garcia, Wilson, Smolentzov, Vera Maria N., Talbot, Yves, Riutort, Monica, Galhego, Amine Maria M. F., de Souza, Thiago J., Caldas, Rodrigo S., Costa, Edwaldo, Kamikihara, Márcia M., Smolentzov, Sérgio
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Oxford University Press 01-04-2009
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects:
Adult
Brazil
Community Health Workers
Community Relations
Community Services
Dentistry
Empowerment
Evaluation Needs
Evaluators
Female
Health Education
Health Needs
Health Programs
Health Promotion
Health Services
Health technology assessment
Humans
International Programs
Literature Reviews
Male
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Primary Health Care
Program Evaluation
Public Health
Resource Allocation
Risk Reduction Behavior
Social Action
Social Environment
Social factors
Social Problems
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vulnerability
Vulnerable people
Vulnerable Populations
Young Adult
Brazil
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Summary:This article reports the quanti-qualitative results of an in-service effectiveness evaluation of interventions to reduce health risks for socially vulnerable people by community health agents (CHAs)(Agentes Comunitarios de Saude) in Brazil. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0268-1153
1465-3648
DOI:10.1093/her/cyn023