This article provides background information on the incentive system for India’s Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). India has created an outcome-based incentive system which creates a clear difference in payment per patient. ASHAs have been more likely to suggest certain procedures and leave out pertinent information to ensure a higher payout, putting patients at … [Read more...] about Is incentive-based pay for India’s community health workers working?
Community Health Workers/Volunteers
Reaching The Remote – The Tool That Might Have Saved My Namesake
This article draws on the importance of CHWs in post conflict countries. Sidibe details personal experience in East Timor where he worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer, but emphasizes his new work in Liberia and the health improvements that have been made as a result of CHWs. Liberia and surrounding nations post Ebola were left with a lack of health resources … [Read more...] about Reaching The Remote – The Tool That Might Have Saved My Namesake
An exploration of facilitators and challenges in the scale-up of a national, public sector community health worker cadre in Zambia: a qualitative study
In Zambia, the 2010 National Community Health Worker Strategy (NCHWS) created a cadre of salaried Community Health Assistants (CHAs) to work in rural and underserved areas providing access to health care and developing prevention measures. The Ministry of Health (MOH) is currently in the process of creating a workforce of 5,000 CHAs. After the first class of CHAs … [Read more...] about An exploration of facilitators and challenges in the scale-up of a national, public sector community health worker cadre in Zambia: a qualitative study
Sustainable Financing Models for Community Health Worker Services in Connecticut: Translating Science into Practice
The focus of this report is on the financial sustainability of Community Health Worker (CHW) programs in the state of Connecticut. The goal of this research is to find a way in which Connecticut can develop an effective program that utilizes CHWs to improve patient health outcomes and achieve a level of positive financial return. This report worked within the … [Read more...] about Sustainable Financing Models for Community Health Worker Services in Connecticut: Translating Science into Practice
Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
The objective of this study was to evaluate how the Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (CORE) program has affected Navajo Nation Community Health Representative (CHR) teams over the past 6 years. COPE staff members surveyed CHRs in 2014 and 2015 about their perceptions of and experience working with COPE, including potential effects COPE may have had on communication … [Read more...] about Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
