This article presents insights from Project RISE, which combines human-centered design and social science research to understand and improve the performance of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) in Bihar, India. Through a complex systems approach, the project identified motivations and challenges of ASHAs and developed context-specific solutions. The interdisciplinary … [Read more...] about Integrating Human-Centered Design and Social Science Research to Improve Service-Delivery and Empower Community Health Workers: Lessons from Project RISE
CHW Motivation
Entonces, Como Promotores, Pues, No Somos Intérpretes: Reconciling Medical Interpretation Community Health Work in Indiana and South Carolina
Community health workers (CHWs) and promotores de salud play vital roles in healthcare but are often not fully integrated into the U.S. healthcare system. Many are relegated to roles such as medical interpreters, limiting their impact. This paper explores this issue and emphasizes the need for collaborative research with CHWs/promotores and adherence to their intended role for … [Read more...] about Entonces, Como Promotores, Pues, No Somos Intérpretes: Reconciling Medical Interpretation Community Health Work in Indiana and South Carolina
Equity and empowerment effects: Multiple styles of ‘voluntarism’ in community-based health projects
Community health workers (CHWs), often women without formal health training, play vital roles in addressing health disparities. This study examines a program employing CHWs as "change agents" to provide nutrition education in eastern India. It explores how different forms of voluntarism, such as laissez-faire and honorarium-based, influence CHW efficacy, empowerment, and … [Read more...] about Equity and empowerment effects: Multiple styles of ‘voluntarism’ in community-based health projects
