Community Residents as Lay Health Educators in a Neighborhood Cancer Prevention Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6076396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Isaacs Lowe (University of Pennsylvania), F K Barg (0000-0003-3328-1980, University of Pennsylvania), Kay Stephens, Kimberly Stephens (0000-0002-8822-0547, Misericordia University) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 39-52 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j125v05n04_03 |
| OpenAlex | W2087129566 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper describes a lay health educator model used to provide cancer education in an urban community. Using existing community-university partnerships, the project team identified and trained community residents as health educators. This paper then discusses implications of this model for promoting community-based health prevention and practice
Cancer · Cancer prevention · Community education · Community health · Community organization · Community organizing · Community practice · Environmental health · Health education · Health educators · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Urban community · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |