Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA): An Innovative Stroke Prevention Project

Authors

Lachel Story, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Susan Mayfield-Johnson, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Laura H. Downey, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Charkarra T. Anderson-Lewis, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Rebekah Young, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Pearlean Day, University of Southern Mississippi

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2010

Department

Nursing

Abstract

Health disparities along with insufficient numbers of healthcare providers and resources have created a need for effective and efficient grassroots approaches to improve community health. Community-based participatory research (CBPR), more specifically the utilization of community health advisors (CHAs), is one such strategy. The Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA) project convened an interdisciplinary team to answer the call from 10 counties in the rural Mississippi Delta area of 'The Stroke Belt' to meet the region's identified health needs, and to impact the health of a disparaged state. This article explores this CBPR project including the community involvement strategies, innovative CHA training curriculum, evaluation plan, and implications to healthcare professionals, particularly nurses.

Publication Title

Nursing Inquiry

Volume

17

Issue

4

First Page

373

Last Page

384

Recommended Citation

Story, L., Mayfield-Johnson, S., Downey, L. H., Anderson-Lewis, C. T., Young, R., Day, P. (2010). Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA): An Innovative Stroke Prevention Project. Nursing Inquiry, 17(4), 373-384.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/950