Sisters of Heart (Hermanas de Corazón): A Community Health Worker Initiative for Improving Heart Health in Migrant Farmworker Women

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial is to test the extent to which a peer support and community resource navigation intervention improves psychological well-being, addresses social determinants of health and thus reduces cardiometabolic risk among rural, migrant, low-income farmworker women aged 18-45 years. The main questions it aims to answer are: * If and to what extent does the intervention reduce stress, social isolation, and psychological distress by improving social support and access to needed resources? * If and to what extent does the intervention improve cardiometabolic health, measured by the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score? Researchers will compare the CHW-led Sisters of Heart (Hermanas de Corazón) intervention to a Basic intervention (LE8 assessment and resource information) to assess the effect of peer support and community resource navigation on heart health outcomes.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 45
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• self-identified female employed as a migrant farmworker;

• Fluent in Spanish or English verbal literacy

• Planning to be in the geographic area for a minimum of 6 months.

Locations
United States
Georgia
Southern GA - Colquitt County
RECRUITING
Ellenton
Contact Information
Primary
Erin Ferranti, PhD
epoe@emory.edu
404-712-9551
Backup
Ursula Kelly
ukelly@emory.edu
404-727-2715
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-09-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 250
Treatments
Experimental: Sisters of Heart
Other: Basic group
Participants randomized to the Basic Intervention will have the option of crossing over to Sisters of Heart (Hermanas de Corazón's) intervention after their 3-month data collection is completed
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Leads: Emory University

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