Cultural Competence and Perceptions of Community Health Workers' Effectiveness for Reducing Health Care Disparities

• Main Authors: Linda M. Mobula (Author), Mekam T. Okoye (Author), L. Ebony Boulware (Author), Kathryn A. Carson (Author), Jill A. Marsteller (Author), Lisa A. Cooper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Community health worker (CHW) interventions improve health outcomes of patients from underserved communities, but health professionals' perceptions of their effectiveness may impede integration of CHWs into health care delivery systems. Whether health professionals' attitudes...