Hearts in Action: supporting precarious workers in Arizona, a community-based participatory research approach
Findings underscore CHWs' critical role in fostering trust, amplifying community voices, and supporting participant empowerment. Hearts in Action offers evidence of feasibility for a CHW-led and worker-centered approach to improve workplace conditions and worker health, offering a model for integrating community perspectives, legal expertise, and public health strategies to promote wellbeing, advocacy, and structural change in the context of precarious labor.
Authors
- Michael Anastario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7761-572X)
- Patricia Wilcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7290-3319)
- Samantha Sabo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4509-9182)
- Dulce J. Jiménez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2962-7467)
- Floribella Redondo-Martinez
- Jill Guernsey de Zapien
- Dolores Encinas
- Shefali Milczarek-Desai
- Alexandra E. Samarron Longorio
- Alexandra Olin
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- Pima County Health Department (US)
- California Wellness Foundation (US)
- National Community Health Partners (US)
- Rogers (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1736253
- Primary Topic
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health