Colman Siu Cheung Fung|Esther Yee Tak Yu|Vivian Yawei Guo|Carlos King Ho Wong|Kenny Kung|Sin Yi Ho|Lai Ying Lam|Patrick Ip|Daniel Yee Tak Fong|David Lam|William Chi Wai Wong|Sandra Tsang|Agnes Tiwari|Cindy Lo Kuen Lam
Development of a Health Empowerment Programme to improve the health of working poor families: protocol for a prospective cohort study in Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong
people working poor families high risk poor health partly due limited healthcare access health empowerment process people gain greater control decisions affecting lives health education motivation effective way enhance health healthrelated quality life hrqol health awareness healthseeking behaviours people new cohort study launched explore potential health empowerment programme enable families enhancing health status modifying attitudes towards healthrelated issues proven effective similar empowerment programme models could tested disseminated collaborations healthcare providers policymakersa prospective cohort study 200 intervention families launched followed 5 years following inclusion criteria used time recruitment 1 least one working family member 2 least one child studying grades 13 3 monthly household income less 75 median monthly household income hong kong families health empowerment programme offered intervention families comprise four components health assessment health literacy selfcare enablement health ambassador health status hrqol lifestyle health service utilisation assessed compared 200 control families matching characteristics receive health empowerment interventionthis project approved university hong kongthe hospital authority hong kong west cluster irb reference number uw 12517 study findings disseminated series peerreviewed publications conference presentations well yearly report philanthropic funding bodykerry group kuok foundation hong kong limited