To generate key lessons, Senegal, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Malawi have conducted assessments of their programs related to community case management (CCM) of childhood illness programs. The CCM programs in all three countries included the treatment of three major childhood illnesses by community health workers: diarrheal disease, malaria and pneumonia. For this … [Read more...] about Integrated Community Case Management: Findings from Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi
Case studies
Indicator Guide: Monitoring and Evaluating Integrated Community Case Management
This guide aims to encourage integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) programs to more effectively monitor and evaluate iCCM implementation and results across all of the iCCM benchmark components. Aimed at program managers, M&E officers, researchers, and organizations supporting/implementing iCCM, specific objectives of this guide are to: Compile iCCM indicators … [Read more...] about Indicator Guide: Monitoring and Evaluating Integrated Community Case Management
How to make the most of village health promoters.
In a rural area of Bangladesh the methods used by village health promoters and the time available to them for their intended tasks were inadequate. Poverty and illiteracy in the community exacerbated their difficulties. Ways of tackling these problems are discussed in the article. … [Read more...] about How to make the most of village health promoters.
Providing health care to low-income women: a matter of trust.
Trust is an important indicator of quality in patient-provider relationships and predicts adherence to certain protective health behaviours. It has been relatively unexplored among low-income or minority women. We explored health care experiences that influence patient trust among low-income women in the USA with respect to professionals and lay health workers … [Read more...] about Providing health care to low-income women: a matter of trust.
Texas’ Community Health Workforce: From State Health Promotion Policy to Community-level Practice
In 1999, Texas became the first state in the nation to recognize these workers and their contributions to keeping Texans healthy. This paper examines a state health promotion policy that culminated in a training and certification program for promotores and the impact of this program on the lay health education workforce in Texas. In 1999, the Texas legislature established the … [Read more...] about Texas’ Community Health Workforce: From State Health Promotion Policy to Community-level Practice
