The Health Disparities Field Experience: College students and community health workers in the field.

Autor:	Moralez EA; Public Health, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, USA., Thompson B; Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, Washington, USA., Englund K; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico., Drennan M; Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, Seattle, Washington, USA., Mandall N; Public Health, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, USA., Loest H; Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of education and health promotion [J Educ Health Promot] 2020 Nov 26; Vol. 9, pp. 323. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 26 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI:	10.4103/jehp.jehp_510_20
Abstrakt:	Context: Immersing students studying health promotion and disease prevention into community settings facing health disparities is an essential supplement to their academic experience. As part of many public health professions, these students will likely need to understand the values and beliefs of different cultures so that decisions of appropriate health promotion and treatment can be made equitably. This paper evaluates an education immersion program that was part of a National Cancer Institute funded collaboration supporting the recruitment and training of university students in cancer research. The primary aim of the Health Disparities Field Experience (HDFE) was to facilitate an experience for students pursuing a health-related degree to understand the conceptual issues in border/rural health and the cultural contexts related to health disparities among medically and financially indigent populations in the region. Subjects and Methods: This study was conducted using qualitative research methods using a variation of the content analysis approach using open codes to categorize the data. Six students were selected to participate in the HDFE (five graduate students and one undergraduate) and all six of the participants completed pre- and post-test surveys. Results: From the analysis of the data, posttest qualitative responses indicated that three participants saw racism as a primary cause of cancer-related disparities, a change from their pretest responses. When asked about the personal impact of the HDFE, respondents mentioned the importance of the experiential component. Conclusions: Participants learned about health disparities from the HDFE and expressed high satisfaction with this approach to education. Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest. (Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Education and Health Promotion.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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