This report presents results from the formative stage of a community health worker intervention designed to improve diabetes management among Bangladeshi patients in New York City. Trained community health workers conducted focus groups and surveys with Bangladeshi individuals recruited from community locations. Results indicated that participants faced numerous barriers to … [Read more...] about Understanding barriers to and facilitators of diabetes control and prevention in the New York City Bangladeshi community: a mixed-methods approach.
Prevention
Transforming the delivery of care in the post-health reform era: what role will community health workers play?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) affords opportunities to sustain the role of community health workers (CHWs). Among myriad strategies encouraged by PPACA are prevention and care coordination, particularly for chronic diseases, chief drivers of increased health care costs. Prevention and care coordination are functions that have been performed by CHWs for … [Read more...] about Transforming the delivery of care in the post-health reform era: what role will community health workers play?
A Wellness Course for Community Health Workers in Alaska: “wellness lives in the heart of the community”.
This study aims to develop, implement, and evaluate a culturally respectful Wellness Course with and for Alaska's village-based Community Health Workers (CHWs) to support community health promotion and disease prevention.This article describes Wellness Course development, implementation, and evaluation. Five 5-day Wellness Courses were provided for 55 CHWs from communities … [Read more...] about A Wellness Course for Community Health Workers in Alaska: “wellness lives in the heart of the community”.
Innovative primary care delivery in rural Alaska: a review of patient encounters seen by community health aides.
For more than 50 years, Community Health Aides and Community Health Practitioners (CHA/Ps) have resided in and provided care for the residents of their villages. This study is a systematic description of the clinical practice of primary care health workers in rural Alaska communities. This is the first evaluation of the scope of health problems seen by these lay health … [Read more...] about Innovative primary care delivery in rural Alaska: a review of patient encounters seen by community health aides.
Do community health worker interventions improve rates of screening mammography in the United States? A systematic review.
Community health workers (CHW) are lay individuals who are trained to serve as liaisons between members of their communities and health care providers and services. A systematic review was conducted to synthesize evidence from all prospective controlled studies on effectiveness of CHW programs in improving screening mammography rates. Participation in a CHW intervention … [Read more...] about Do community health worker interventions improve rates of screening mammography in the United States? A systematic review.
