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Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide

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Getting on Target with Community Health Advisors (GOTCHA): an innovative stroke prevention project.

Lachel Story¹, Susan Mayfield-Johnson, Laura H Downey

¹The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA. lachel.story@usm.edu

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Community health advisors (CHAs) offer effective grassroots solutions to address health disparities in underserved rural areas. The GOTCHA project successfully implemented a CBPR approach, training CHAs to improve community health outcomes.

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Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide

Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide

Published on: January 15, 2017

Area of Science:

Community Health
Public Health Interventions
Health Disparities Research

Background:

Significant health disparities exist in rural areas, exacerbated by limited healthcare resources.
There is a critical need for effective, community-driven strategies to improve health outcomes.
The Mississippi Delta, known as 'The Stroke Belt,' faces particular health challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the implementation of a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) project utilizing Community Health Advisors (CHAs).
To address identified health needs in 10 rural Mississippi Delta counties.
To evaluate the impact of the GOTCHA project on community health and inform healthcare professionals.

Main Methods:

The study employed a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) framework.
An interdisciplinary team collaborated with community members.
The project involved developing innovative training curricula for CHAs and implementing an evaluation plan.

Main Results:

The GOTCHA project successfully convened an interdisciplinary team to address regional health needs.
Community involvement strategies were developed and implemented.
An innovative CHA training curriculum was created and evaluated.

Conclusions:

Community-based participatory research, particularly using CHAs, is a viable strategy for improving community health in resource-limited settings.
The GOTCHA project demonstrated the potential of CHAs to impact health in disparaged regions.
Findings offer valuable implications for healthcare professionals, especially nurses, in addressing health disparities.