The University of New Mexico created Project ECHO to enable telementoring between health experts and health care providers in isolated and underserved areas. Joanna Katzman evaluated the effectiveness of 10 Project ECHO programs designed to provide COVID-19-related mentoring in New Mexico, among which included a seven week program to connect CHWs with subject matter experts. … [Read more...] about Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO
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Evaluation of an Integrated Health Promotion Program for a low-income urban population: Findings and lessons learned
Chronic disease progression is driven in part by unhealthy eating habits, limited knowledge about healthy nutrition, and accessibility of healthy food sources. Linda Weiss and colleagues evaluated the impact of a CHW- and nurse-led program to provide nutrition education, cooking classes, weekly farm shares, and other health promotion services. Program implementation led to … [Read more...] about Evaluation of an Integrated Health Promotion Program for a low-income urban population: Findings and lessons learned
Community-based participatory design of a community health worker breast cancer training intervention for South Florida Latinx farmworkers
Communities with limited access to medical care benefit from CHW-led education for noncommunicable diseases such as breast cancer. Natalia Rodriguez recruited community members to help design a culturally-appropriate, CHW-led education for breast cancer awareness and screening among South Floridian Latinx farmworkers. Implementation of this program demonstrated effective … [Read more...] about Community-based participatory design of a community health worker breast cancer training intervention for South Florida Latinx farmworkers
Considerations for building sustainable community health worker programs to improve maternal health
Despite growing evidence of the efficacy of CHW programs to achieve universal health coverage, limited short-term program funding in the US constrains the sustainability of these programs. Renee Mehra and colleagues examined factors contributing to sustainability of CHW programs targeting maternal health. They identified three key themes influencing program sustainability: … [Read more...] about Considerations for building sustainable community health worker programs to improve maternal health
Cost-effective care coordination for people with dementia at home
The Maximizing Independence (MIND) at Home program was developed to enable persons with dementia to receive comprehensive, home-based care. This program relies on a team of community health workers in collaboration geriatric psychiatrists and registered nurses specialized in dementia care. In response to pilot studies demonstrating success of this program in improving quality … [Read more...] about Cost-effective care coordination for people with dementia at home
