HEALS Hypertension Control Program: Training Church Members as Program Leaders
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HEALS Hypertension Control Program: Training Church Members as Program Leaders
INTRODUCTION Health disparities related to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) including stroke have remained higher in the African-Americans (AAs) than in other populations. HEALS is a faith-based hypertension (HTN) control program modified according to AA community needs, and delivered by the church-lay members called church health advisors (CHAs). This study examined the feasibility and acceptabi...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1874-1924
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401408010121