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      Providing Health Education to Mixtec Farmworkers in California via Workshops and Radio – A Feasibility Study

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          Originating from one of the poorest areas in Mexico, Mixtecs are one of the largest indigenous groups of workers in California. Providing health education to this group is challenging because many do not speak English or Spanish, and indigenous languages are mainly oral, not written. We explored the feasibility of conveying health information through the radio and in promotora-led workshops. The study included an evaluation of the workshops through surveys before the workshop and 4–6 months later in a subsample of 96 indigenous women.

          The number of radio listeners averaged more than 2,000 per month and a total of 500 community members attended a workshop. Among women who completed pre and post-workshop assessments (N=75), there was a statistically significant increase in knowledge of how to get a wellness visit, where to get a free mammogram, and mammography screening guidelines. Women who ever had a mammogram or wellness visit at baseline were significantly more likely to report receipt of this service during the follow-up period than women who never had this service.

          Educational workshops and radio are promising and culturally appropriate strategies to provide health information in this community. However, many women need additional assistance to navigate access to health care.

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          Journal
          100890609
          31704
          Health Promot Pract
          Health Promot Pract
          Health promotion practice
          1524-8399
          11 March 2019
          10 May 2018
          July 2019
          01 July 2020
          : 20
          : 4
          : 520-528
          Affiliations
          [1 ]Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project, PO Box 20543, Oxnard, CA 93034
          [2 ]Fielding School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles
          Author notes
          Contact information for the corresponding author: Annette E. Maxwell, DrPH, 650 Charles Young Dr. South, A2-125 CHS, Box 956900, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900, Phone: (310) 794-9282, Fax: (310) 206-3566, amaxwell@ 123456ucla.edu
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          PMC6420392 PMC6420392 6420392 nihpa1016866
          10.1177/1524839918772282
          6420392
          29745264
          0fad0a0b-affd-4a63-acdb-0182d613cfc1
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          health education,farmworkers,indigenous immigrants from Mexico,promotora-led workshops,health promotion via radio

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