Microentrepreneurs in Public Health Promotion: Implementation of a Street Vendor–Led COVID-19 Recovery Initiative in Los Angeles, California-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Microentrepreneurs in Public Health Promotion: Implementation of a Street Vendor–Led COVID-19 Recovery Initiative in Los Angeles, California

Published:2024-01 Issue:S1 Volume:114 Page:S78-S81
ISSN:0090-0036
Container-title:American Journal of Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:Am J Public Health

Author:

Moon Kyle J.¹,Montiel Gloria Itzel¹,Vazquez Rosa¹,Rodriguez Destinee¹,Nawaz Saira¹

Affiliation:

1. Kyle J. Moon and Saira Nawaz are with the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Evaluation Studies, Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus. Gloria Itzel Montiel is with Community Organizing and Research Engagement, AltaMed Institute for Health Equity, Los Angeles, CA, and Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. Rosa Vazquez and Destinee Rodriguez are with Community Organizing and Research Engagement, AltaMed Institute for Health Equity.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated long-standing inequities, galvanizing new investments and community feedback to improve recovery programs. This implementation evaluation offers descriptive evidence of the feasibility of engaging street vendors to (1) facilitate linkage to services for undocumented Latinx communities, (2) strengthen health promotion by gathering community feedback, and (3) enhance economic opportunity by recognizing and addressing systemic challenges in which vendors operate. Future work should assess the effectiveness of mobilizing existing community messengers around entrenched social determinants of health. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(S1):S78–S81. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307453 )

Publisher

American Public Health Association

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307453

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