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.
Training
The impact of community health worker training and programs in NYC.
The Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative is committed to improving health care in Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood, and low-income communities in New York City, large parts of which are home to many immigrants to the U.S. The collaborative developed a program to train and integrate community health workers (CHWs) into ongoing programs at partner community … [Read more...] about The impact of community health worker training and programs in NYC.
Effective utilization and evaluation of indigenous health care workers.
The use of indigenous health care workers (IHCWs), who were key elements in community health care programs in the United States in the 1960s, has gone in and out of fashion in subsequent years. The author and his colleagues recently established a service program at Wayne State University's Institute of Maternal and Child Health that employs IHCWs. Characterizations of IHCWs in … [Read more...] about Effective utilization and evaluation of indigenous health care workers.
Malnutrition Is Treatable: Access to Nutrition Services Makes the Impossible Possible for an OVC
This success story describes URC's work with the government of Uganda to overcome malnutrition with ready-to-use therapeutic food and a simple device for detecting malnutrition. USAID’s Food and Nutrition Interventions for Uganda (NuLife), managed by URC, is helping the government reach rural populations by providing training to community-based workers. … [Read more...] about Malnutrition Is Treatable: Access to Nutrition Services Makes the Impossible Possible for an OVC
Indicators of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding maternal and newborn health in Amhara and Oromiya Regions, Ethiopia
This formative research report by the Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (MaNHEP) examines both supply-side and demand-side dimensions of maternal and newborn health care. A key aim of the research was to understand the low rates of interaction between mothers and trained frontline health workers, including health extension workers, volunteer community health … [Read more...] about Indicators of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding maternal and newborn health in Amhara and Oromiya Regions, Ethiopia
