In 2015, the One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign and mPowering Frontline Health Workers (mPowering) conducted a series of interviews and held an online discussion, hosted on the Healthcare Information for All forum, on the need of improved data on community health workers (CHWs) to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Data for Decision-Making
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Spotlight on MHero: connecting with frontline health workers about mental health services in Liberia
Ebola has exacerbated mental health issues in Liberia as the outbreak has ravaged the mental and physical health of the population and health workers, including at the Mental Health Unit at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Through the use of mHero, the Ministry is developing use casees to find out more information from mental health clinicans. … [Read more...] about Spotlight on MHero: connecting with frontline health workers about mental health services in Liberia
CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator
This website is a database of community health interventions designed for people who lead or participate in CHI work within hospitals and health systems, public health agencies, and other community organizations. It includes infographics for improving community health, as well as guidelines for establishing and maintaining effective collaborations, finding interventions that … [Read more...] about CDC Community Health Improvement Navigator
Community health workers in the wake of health care reform
As the United States transforms its health system, many policymakers are turning to community health workers to tackle some of the most challenging aspects of health improvement, such as facilitating care coordination, enhancing access to community-based services, mitigating the impacts of the social determinants of health, addressing health disparities, and … [Read more...] about Community health workers in the wake of health care reform
Community Health Worker Programming: Quality Standards for Design and Implementation of CHW Programme Models
World Vision is currently engaged in a wide range of community health activities worldwide, many of which draw on the efforts of community health workers or CHWs. CHWs are community-based members who have been trained to deliver basic health services but who do not hold a professional health qualification. Whilst the roles and cadres of CHWs vary widely between programmes … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Programming: Quality Standards for Design and Implementation of CHW Programme Models
