{"title":"A holistic approach to community health in the latino/x population: the intersection of environment and health.","authors":"Olivia Croskey, Jackie Curnick, Brandi Janssen","doi":"10.1186/s12982-025-00830-0","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This quality improvement project used a Community Health Worker model and tailored environmental health information to deliver a 4-week program with the intention of improving environmental health literacy to a group of Latina women in a group setting. A mixed methods approach showed meaningful themes emerging amongst the groups, including a sense of empowerment and overall concern for the environment, as well as a sense of community amongst them. Surveys supported an overall positive impact on their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and actions. Projects like these may help empower the Latina community and create a greater sense of belonging while improving overall health.</p>","PeriodicalId":520283,"journal":{"name":"Discover public health","volume":"22 1","pages":"412"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12277223/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Discover public health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-00830-0","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/7/20 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This quality improvement project used a Community Health Worker model and tailored environmental health information to deliver a 4-week program with the intention of improving environmental health literacy to a group of Latina women in a group setting. A mixed methods approach showed meaningful themes emerging amongst the groups, including a sense of empowerment and overall concern for the environment, as well as a sense of community amongst them. Surveys supported an overall positive impact on their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and actions. Projects like these may help empower the Latina community and create a greater sense of belonging while improving overall health.