1. Engaging Community WithPromotores de Saludto Support Infant Nutrition and Breastfeeding Among Latinas Residing in Los Angeles County:Salud con Hyland's
- Author
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Lilia Espinoza, Melawhy Garcia-Vega, Britt Rios-Ellis, Selena T. Nguyen-Rodriguez, and Gino Galvez
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Adult ,Gerontology ,Program evaluation ,Adolescent ,Breastfeeding ,Mothers ,Health Promotion ,Nursing ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Intervention (counseling) ,Humans ,Medicine ,Maternal health ,Health Education ,Mexico ,Community Health Workers ,business.industry ,Infant ,Infant nutrition ,Hispanic or Latino ,Los Angeles ,Community-Institutional Relations ,Breast Feeding ,Health promotion ,Socioeconomic Factors ,General Health Professions ,Female ,Health education ,business ,Breast feeding ,Program Evaluation - Abstract
The Salud con Hyland's Project: Comienzo Saludable, Familia Sana [Health With Hyland's Project: Healthy Start, Healthy Family],was developed to provide education and support to Latina mothers regarding healthy infant feeding practices and maternal health. The promotora-delivered intervention was comprised of two charlas (educational sessions) and a supplemental, culturally and linguistically relevant infant feeding and care rolling calendar. Results indicate that the intervention increased intention to breastfeed exclusively, as well as to delay infant initiation of solids by 5 to 6 months. Qualitative feedback identified barriers to maternal and child health education as well as highlighted several benefits of the intervention.
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- 2014