EFNEP

Beyond Treatment: Understanding the Multifaceted Barriers to Patient Participation in Health Interventions

Clemson Extension Program Team

EFNEP

Publication Date

Spring 2-13-2025

Publication Number

1199

Summary

Health interventions are a way to change perspectives and behaviors that can improve health overall. This publication explores the diverse factors that influence patient participation in health interventions. This article offers suggestions and solutions to the obstacles that may limit people from participating in community-based health interventions. This article may be helpful to community health workers, rural health extension agents, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) educators, SNAP-Ed educators, Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Educators, and other community nutrition educators. This article identifies barriers to and pieces of the community health network in order to paint a better picture of how we can all work together to improve the health of our communities.

Publisher

Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension

Publisher City

Clemson, SC

Target Audiences

rural health extension agents, EFNEP nutrition educators, WIC educators, SNAP ED educators, community health workers

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