mHealth for Community Health Workers: Global use informs local need Much of what we at Dimagi have learned firsthand has come from our experience working with community health workers (CHW) and other frontline worker teams in over 60 countries. However, with a recent uptick in the number of groups looking to place mobile tools in the hands of teams here in the US, we’re … [Read more...] about Arming CHWs with mHealth Tools
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CHW Reference Guide Summary
CHW Central is thrilled to announce that the CHW Reference Guide Summary is now available for download from our website. The CHW Reference Guide Summary presents a 55-page synopsis of the original 468-page document, Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale: A Reference Guide and Case Studies for Program Managers and … [Read more...] about CHW Reference Guide Summary
Health Systems Global’s Thematic Working Group Election
The Health Systems Global (HSG) 'Supporting and Strengthening The Role of Community Health Workers in Health System Development' Thematic Working Group (TWG) has announced an election for taking on various leadership positions of the TWG. There continues to be increased focus on Community Health Workers across all areas of global health. This is an exciting time to … [Read more...] about Health Systems Global’s Thematic Working Group Election
Chapter 16: Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
This summarizes Appendix A of the CHW Reference Guide produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. Appendix A of the CHW Reference Guide provides an in-depth view of 13 large-scale CHW programs drawn from … [Read more...] about Chapter 16: Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
Chapter 15: Measurement and Data Use for Services Provided by Community Health Workers
This is the fifteenth chapter of the CHW Reference Guide produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. In this chapter, the authors introduce the concept of program measurement as having three main … [Read more...] about Chapter 15: Measurement and Data Use for Services Provided by Community Health Workers
