Can a Palliative Care Lay Health Advisor-Nurse Partnership Improve Health Equity for Latinos with Cancer?
A study published in the American Journal of Nursing examined the effectiveness of community-based palliative care lay health advisor (LHA) intervention for rural-dwelling Latino adults with cancer. Fifteen Latino community leaders completed a 10-hour palliative care training program and then served as palliative care LHAs. The study found that a community-based palliative care LHA-nurse partnership was a feasible way to engage in conversations and deliver information about advance care planning to rural-dwelling Latino adults with cancer. The positive results led to the regional cancer center’s decision to select “cultural care” as its 2022 goal for maintaining its accreditation with the Commission on Cancer.