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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Outcomes and Evaluation of CHW Programs
4018.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Outcomes and Evaluation of CHW Programs
This session explores evaluation approaches for CHW programs, both quantitative and qualitative, CHW involvement in program evaluation, and program outcomes.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Moderator(s):J. Nell Brownstein, PhD
8:30 AMUtilizing Process Evaluation as a Tool for Empowerment and Development of Community-based Women Health Advocates (WHAs) for Implementation of a Diabetes Prevention Program for Latino and African American Women in Detroit
Jose Luis Melendrez, MSW, Maria Harris, Marta Rodriguez, Edie C. Kieffer, MPH, PhD, Tasha Toby, MPH, Sherie Graham, Anna Camacho, Luther Brewster, PhD
8:50 AMWeavers of new life: Mayan community health workers provide sustainable reproductive health services  [ Recorded presentation ]
Telma Suchi, Margarita Monroy, RN, Rebecka Inga Lundgren, MPH
9:10 AMDelivering the message: Community health worker as diabetes educator
Helen Rodriguez, Elizabeth A. Prezio, MD, James W. Walton, DO, Dan Culica, MD, PhD
9:30 AMComparison of CHW and Supervisor Perceptions of Effectiveness
Janis A. Prince, PhD, MMFT, Darlene Shearer, DrPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Community Health Workers SPIG
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Population, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA