Community engagement and participation has played a critical role in successful disease control and elimination campaigns in many countries. Despite this, its benefits for malaria control and elimination are yet to be fully realized. This paper reports the findings of an atypical systematic review of 60 years of literature in order to arrive at a more comprehensive awareness of … [Read more...] about The architecture and effect of participation: a systematic review of community participation for communicable disease control and elimination. Implications for malaria elimination
Community Involvement
60 Million non-facility births: who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths?
For the world's 60 million non-facility births, addressing who is currently attending these births and what effect they have on birth outcomes is a key starting point toward improving care during childbirth. Skilled childbirth care is recommended for all pregnant women, and community strategies need to be linked to prompt, high-quality emergency obstetric care. CHWs may … [Read more...] about 60 Million non-facility births: who can deliver in community settings to reduce intrapartum-related deaths?
A Wellness Course for Community Health Workers in Alaska: “wellness lives in the heart of the community”.
This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate a culturally respectful Wellness Course with and for Alaska's village-based Community Health Workers (CHWs) to support community health promotion and disease prevention.This article describes Wellness Course development, implementation, and evaluation. Five 5-day Wellness Courses were provided for 55 CHWs from communities … [Read more...] about A Wellness Course for Community Health Workers in Alaska: “wellness lives in the heart of the community”.
It’s about time: WHO and partners release programming strategies for postpartum family planning
The postpartum period is a critical time to address high unmet family planning need and to reduce the risks of closely spaced pregnancies. Practical tools are included in the new resource for integrating postpartum family planning at points when women have frequent health system contact, including antenatal care, labor and delivery, postnatal care, immunization, … [Read more...] about It’s about time: WHO and partners release programming strategies for postpartum family planning
African American Community Breast Health Education: A Pilot Project.
This paper reports the results of a project designed to examine the effectiveness of a Train the Trainer breast health education and screening program for African American, elderly and underserved women residing in the greater Nashville area. The project aimed to identify a cadre of women from the community willing to serve as leader advocates and peer breast health educators. … [Read more...] about African American Community Breast Health Education: A Pilot Project.
