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

Launched by EMORY UNIVERSITY · Aug 5, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This study, called Sisters of Heart (Hermanas de Corazón), is looking at ways to help improve the heart health and overall well-being of migrant farmworker women who live in rural areas. The research focuses on women aged 18 to 45 who may be facing stress, loneliness, and health challenges like high blood pressure, prediabetes, diabetes, or obesity. The study will test a special program where trained community workers offer peer support and help women connect to local resources, aiming to reduce stress and improve heart health. Researchers want to see if this type of support makes a bigger difference compared to just providing health information and basic resources.

Women who might join the study need to identify as female migrant farmworkers, speak English or Spanish, and plan to stay in the area for at least six months. Participants will be part of either the support program or the basic information group, with their heart health and well-being tracked over time. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have certain health conditions that make participation difficult won’t be able to join. This study hasn’t started recruiting yet but hopes to find better ways to support the health and lives of migrant farmworker women through community connection and care.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 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.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Cognitive or psychological impairment precluding informed consent and/or active participation in the study due to substance use, neurologic, or other disorder
• • Pregnant or breastfeeding.