Evaluation of the community-based chronic disease prevention program Meta Salud in Northern Mexico, 2011-2012.

Introduction: Meta Salud is a community health worker-facilitated intervention in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, and was adapted from Pasos Adelante, a similar evidence-based intervention developed for a Latino population in the United States-Mexico border region. The objective of this study was to examine outcomes for Meta Salud and compare them with outcomes for Pasos Adelante.

Methods: This pretest-posttest study took place during 13 weeks among low-income residents of an urban area.