Engaging Community With Promotores de Salud to Support Infant Nutrition and Breastfeeding Among Latinas Residing in Los Angeles County: Salud con Hyland's |
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| Authors: | Britt Rios-Ellis Selena T. Nguyen-Rodriguez Lilia Espinoza Melawhy Garcia-Vega |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Long Beach Center for Latino Community Health, Evaluation and Leadership Training, National Council of La Raza, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA;2. Department of Health Science, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA;3. Department of Health Science, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California, USA;4. Department of Health Science, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | The Salud con Hyland's Project: Comienzo Saludable, Familia Sana [Health With Hyland's Project: Healthy Start, Healthy Family],was developed to provide education and support to Latina mothers regarding healthy infant feeding practices and maternal health. The promotora-delivered intervention was comprised of two charlas (educational sessions) and a supplemental, culturally and linguistically relevant infant feeding and care rolling calendar. Results indicate that the intervention increased intention to breastfeed exclusively, as well as to delay infant initiation of solids by 5 to 6 months. Qualitative feedback identified barriers to maternal and child health education as well as highlighted several benefits of the intervention. |
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