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Training Community Health Ambassadors to Administer SOPARC
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2019
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Source: J Health Sci Educ. 3(4):1-7
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Alternative Title:J Health Sci Educ
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Description:Preparing lay Community Health Ambassadors (CHA) to assess, document and monitor physical activity using standardized instruments can be daunting. Administering some instruments needs specialized training. System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) is a standardized instrument requiring extensive training. The question guiding this project was: Can lay Community Health Ambassadors (CHA) be trained to administer SOPARC at Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) physical activity fitness sites? This manuscript presents the process undertaken to train Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) and some preliminary results. Preliminary results are that fifty-six (56) Community Health Ambassadors (CHAs) representing four (4) community partner groups were certified in the SOPARC training. These CHAs successfully documented pre/post data for 20 different physical activity sites. Additionally, the results support the premise that Community Health Ambassadors are a viable liaison in community health delivery.
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Pubmed ID:37538301
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10398416
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