Project REACH: A Program to Train Community-Based Lay Health Educators.

Hale, W. Daniel; Bennett, Richard G.; Oslos, Neil R.; Cochran, C. Dwaine; Burton, John R.

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ERIC Number: EJ563679

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Publication Date: 1997

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Project REACH: A Program to Train Community-Based Lay Health Educators.

Hale, W. Daniel; Bennett, Richard G.; Oslos, Neil R.; Cochran, C. Dwaine; Burton, John R.

Gerontologist, v37 n5 p683-87 Oct 1997

Reports on a project that tested the feasibility of recruiting and training volunteers as lay health educators who could coordinate and reinforce the educational efforts of health care providers. The program proved successful in identifying, recruiting, and training volunteers from racially and religiously diverse institutions. Favorable outcomes were reported. (RJM)

Descriptors: Health Education, Lay Teachers, Patient Education, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Religious Organizations, Volunteer Training, Volunteers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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