Community Health Advocates (CHAs), known as Promotores in Spanish-speaking communities, are an important resource for the mobilization, empowerment, and the delivery of health education messages in Hispanic/Latino communities. This article focuses on understanding cultural, didactic, and logistical aspects of preparing CHAs to become competent to perform a brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in the emergency room (ER). The CHAs training emphasizes making connections with Mexican-origin young adults aged 18-30, and capitalizing on a teachable moment to effect change in alcohol consumption and negative outcomes associated with alcohol use. We outline a CHA recruitment, content/methods training, and the analysis of advantages and challenges presented by the delivery of an intervention by CHAs.
Keyphrases
- alcohol consumption
- public health
- healthcare
- young adults
- randomized controlled trial
- emergency department
- african american
- virtual reality
- primary care
- mental health
- quality improvement
- breast cancer cells
- emergency medical
- estrogen receptor
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- climate change
- human health
- replacement therapy