As part of the One Health Project, community health workers are trained in joint animal and human disease surveillance as a way for early detection of the zoonotic disease Ebola. This master’s thesis explores whether CHWs in the One Health Project submit more surveillance reports vs their non-One Health Project counterparts and finds that they do, in fact, significantly. … [Read more...] about One for all, all for One Health- Assessing the impact of installing joint human-animal disease surveillance on the reporting performance of Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone •
Evaluation
Participants’ perceptions of interactions with community health workers who promote behavior change: a qualitative characterization from participants with normal, depressive, and anxious mood states
This study attempts to characterize the relationship dynamics between Latino participants and CHWs from the participant's perspective to determine if CHW-delivered community interventions affect behavior change among participants who reported anxiety and depression. … [Read more...] about Participants’ perceptions of interactions with community health workers who promote behavior change: a qualitative characterization from participants with normal, depressive, and anxious mood states
Evaluating the training of Chinese-speaking community health workers to implement a small group intervention promoting mammography
This randomized control trial evaluated the use of community health workers in increasing adherence to mammography screening guidelines among Chinese American women. … [Read more...] about Evaluating the training of Chinese-speaking community health workers to implement a small group intervention promoting mammography
Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM): Updated Program Functionality Matrix for Optimizing Community Health Programs
To support quality CHW program design and implementation, USAID, UNICEF, the Community Health Impact Coalition, and Initiatives Inc. have updated and adapted the Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM) Program Functionality Matrix tool. This tool can be applied at district, regional, and national levels to identify and close gaps in design and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM): Updated Program Functionality Matrix for Optimizing Community Health Programs
Diabetes management training for female community health volunteers in Western Nepal: an implementation experience
This study evaluates a community-based diabetes management program involving female community health volunteers (FCHVs) under the government run FCHVs program. … [Read more...] about Diabetes management training for female community health volunteers in Western Nepal: an implementation experience
