HECTOR G BALCAZAR

Summary

Affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Correlates of tobacco cessation counseling among Hispanic physicians in the US: a cross-sectional survey study
    Francisco G Soto Mas
    College of Education, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, USA
    BMC Public Health 8:5. 2008
  2. ncbi A promotora de salud model for addressing cardiovascular disease risk factors in the US-Mexico border region
    Hector Balcazar
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, 1100 N Stanton St, Ste 100, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 6:A02. 2009
  3. ncbi Use of community-based participatory research to disseminate baseline results from a cardiovascular disease randomized community trial for Mexican Americans living in a U.S.-Mexico border community
    Hector Balcazar
    University of Texas, USA
    Educ Health (Abingdon) 22:279. 2009
  4. ncbi A promotores de salud intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in a high-risk Hispanic border population, 2005-2008
    HECTOR G BALCAZAR
    University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, 1100 N Stanton St, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A28. 2010
  5. ncbi A randomized community intervention to improve hypertension control among Mexican Americans: using the promotoras de salud community outreach model
    HECTOR G BALCAZAR
    University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 20:1079-94. 2009
  6. ncbi Salud Para Su Corazon (health for your heart) community health worker model: community and clinical approaches for addressing cardiovascular disease risk reduction in Hispanics/Latinos
    H Balcazar
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, El Paso, TX, USA
    J Ambul Care Manage 34:362-72. 2011
  7. ncbi Community health workers can be a public health force for change in the United States: three actions for a new paradigm
    Hector Balcazar
    Corresponding should be sent to Hector Balcazar, UT School of Public Health Health Science Center Houston, El Paso Regional Campus, 500 University, CHS 400, El Paso, TX 79968 Reprints can be ordered by clicking the Reprints Eprints link at http www ajph org
    Am J Public Health 101:2199-203. 2011
  8. ncbi An ecological model using promotores de salud to prevent cardiovascular disease on the US-Mexico border: the HEART project
    Hector Balcazar
    University of Texas, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, 500 West University CH 400, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 9:E35. 2012

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Correlates of tobacco cessation counseling among Hispanic physicians in the US: a cross-sectional survey study
    Francisco G Soto Mas
    College of Education, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, USA
    BMC Public Health 8:5. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to explore the correlates of tobacco cessation counseling practices among Hispanic physicians in the US...
  2. ncbi A promotora de salud model for addressing cardiovascular disease risk factors in the US-Mexico border region
    Hector Balcazar
    University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, 1100 N Stanton St, Ste 100, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 6:A02. 2009
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  3. ncbi Use of community-based participatory research to disseminate baseline results from a cardiovascular disease randomized community trial for Mexican Americans living in a U.S.-Mexico border community
    Hector Balcazar
    University of Texas, USA
    Educ Health (Abingdon) 22:279. 2009
    ..This article describes the development of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) process conducted in the context of a randomized community health education trial utilizing community health workers (CHWs)...
  4. ncbi A promotores de salud intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in a high-risk Hispanic border population, 2005-2008
    HECTOR G BALCAZAR
    University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, 1100 N Stanton St, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A28. 2010
    ..The objective of Project HEART (Health Education Awareness Research Team) was to promote behavior changes to decrease CVD risk factors in a high-risk Hispanic border population...
  5. ncbi A randomized community intervention to improve hypertension control among Mexican Americans: using the promotoras de salud community outreach model
    HECTOR G BALCAZAR
    University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, El Paso, TX 79902, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 20:1079-94. 2009
    ..Perceived benefits, and two heart-healthy behaviors (salt and sodium, and cholesterol and fat) were shown to be statistically significantly different between the intervention and control groups...
  6. ncbi Salud Para Su Corazon (health for your heart) community health worker model: community and clinical approaches for addressing cardiovascular disease risk reduction in Hispanics/Latinos
    H Balcazar
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, El Paso, TX, USA
    J Ambul Care Manage 34:362-72. 2011
    ..A description is presented of a sustainability framework for the SPSC family of programs. Finally, implications are summarized for utilizing the SPSC CHW/PS model to inform ambulatory care management and policy...
  7. ncbi Community health workers can be a public health force for change in the United States: three actions for a new paradigm
    Hector Balcazar
    Corresponding should be sent to Hector Balcazar, UT School of Public Health Health Science Center Houston, El Paso Regional Campus, 500 University, CHS 400, El Paso, TX 79968 Reprints can be ordered by clicking the Reprints Eprints link at http www ajph org
    Am J Public Health 101:2199-203. 2011
    ..We also urge that CHWs be integrated into "community health teams" as part of "medical homes" and that evaluation frameworks be improved to better measure community wellness and systems change...
  8. ncbi An ecological model using promotores de salud to prevent cardiovascular disease on the US-Mexico border: the HEART project
    Hector Balcazar
    University of Texas, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus, 500 West University CH 400, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 9:E35. 2012
    ..The objectives of our intervention were to reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors in Hispanics living in 2 low-income areas of El Paso, Texas, and to engage the community in a physical activity and nutrition intervention...