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Community Residents as Lay Health Educators in a Neighborhood Cancer Prevention Program

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ID6076396
AuthorsJane 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)
Year1998
Volume5
Issue4
Pages39-52
Publication date1998-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j125v05n04_03
OpenAlexW2087129566
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

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 works1
Citations per year0,05
Citation span2006 - 2006 (1)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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