This article from the Bulletin of the WHO, describes various roles played by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), India's national cadre of village-based workers, and other innovative community health programs working on maternal and child health, sanitation and hygiene, contraception, immunization and other health issues. CHWs are making major contributions to national … [Read more...] about Tackling social factors to save lives in India
Community Involvement
Community Health Worker Training Manual
This is the second (2005) edition of the Community Health Worker Training Manual of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health. The training manual provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of CHWs in meeting the health needs of the population, as well as key information and skills the CHWs require. Each chapter includes sections on: background, things to know, things … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Training Manual
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Toolkit
This toolkit provides a variety of resources that form a platform for strengthening policy makers, program managers and service providers' capacity to promote access to maternal, newborn and child heath care. Developed by the Peace Corps, the toolkit includes information on: pregnancy and birth preparedness; labor, post partum and newborn care; community mobilization; … [Read more...] about Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Toolkit
Social and Behavior Change Toolkit
This toolkit provides a variety of resources that form a platform for strengthening volunteers' or CHWs' capacity to achieve social and behavior change. Developed by the Peace Corps, the toolkit includes information and resources on behavior change communications and community mobilization. … [Read more...] about Social and Behavior Change Toolkit
Improving Programs through Training
The Program Management Guide is a "how-to" guide created by Partners in Health. This unit outlines how PIH provides training for three broad groups who serve and are served by our healthcare programs: 1) community health workers, 2) clinicians, and 3) patients and the community . Specific guidelines—relevant to all three of these groups—are offered for developing … [Read more...] about Improving Programs through Training
