CHWs can help improve population health by guiding individuals through behavioral changes. Through a chronic care model managed by mixed teams of qualified medical providers and CHWs, this intervention sought to improve diabetes control in an underserved rural population. From baseline to six months, 63% of the cohort had decreased fasting blood sugar levels; study authors also … [Read more...] about An Emerging Model for Community Health Worker–Based Chronic Care Management for Patients With High Health Care Costs in Rural Appalachia
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Preparing for Community Health Worker Integration Into Clinical Care Teams Through an Understanding of Patient and Community Health Worker Readiness and Intent
Interest in expanding community health worker (CHW) roles into clinic settings is growing. This study evaluates both CHW readiness to be integrated into clinic-based community health worker programs (CHW) and patient readiness and intent to utilize CHW programs. … [Read more...] about Preparing for Community Health Worker Integration Into Clinical Care Teams Through an Understanding of Patient and Community Health Worker Readiness and Intent
Effect of a Community Health Worker-Based Approach to Integrated Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control in India: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Several previous studies have evaluated the ability of community health workers (CHWs) to target individual cardiovascular risk factors. This study presents findings from a randomized control trial aimed at integrating CHW lead efforts for hypertension, diabetes and smoking control. It revealed that CHWs have a significant effort on hypertension and promotes the use of … [Read more...] about Effect of a Community Health Worker-Based Approach to Integrated Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control in India: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
End-of-Life Cancer Care Redesign: Patient and Caregiver Experiences in a Lay Health Worker–Led Intervention
This article discusses a lay health worker-driven (LHW) intervention called The Engagement of Patients with Advanced Cancer (EPAC). The program assists patients with advance care planning and is effective in improving patient experiences, lowering acute care use and reducing overall health care costs. This study presents information on patient and caregiver perceptions of the … [Read more...] about End-of-Life Cancer Care Redesign: Patient and Caregiver Experiences in a Lay Health Worker–Led Intervention
Adapting an Evidence-based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Intervention to Rural Communities.
The purpose of this study was to apply the RE-AIM framework to evaluate data obtained from focus group discussions to generate information on the availability of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk interventions through the COACH program in Nebraska. The COACH approach involves interventions provided by nurses and community health workers … [Read more...] about Adapting an Evidence-based Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Intervention to Rural Communities.
