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‘‘A cup of tea with our CBD agent…’’: community provision of injectable contraceptives in Kenya is safe and feasible (2013)
In rural areas of Kenya, where the majority of the population lives, contraceptive use remains low compared with that in urban areas (37% vs. 47%). Inadequate access to family planning services in rural areas is partly due to fewer health facilities and the shortage of health care workers. Community-based access to injectable contraceptivesRead more…
Winning Policy Change to Promote Community Health Workers: Lessons From Massachusetts in The Health Reform Era (2011)
There is a national movement among community health workers (CHWs) to improve compensation, working conditions, and recognition for the workforce through organizing for policy change. As some of the key advocates involved, we describe the development in Massachusetts of an authentic collaboration between strong CHW leaders of a growing statewideRead more…
The Role of Non-Traditional Health Workers in Oregon’s Health Care System (2012)
The Non-Traditional Health Worker (NTHW) Subcommittee embarked on a process to develop recommendations on core competencies and education and training requirements for NTHWs, as well as to advise on additional concepts regarding the role of NTHWs. Briefly, the Subcommittee defined the scope of work under the following four roles: OutreachRead more…
Community Health Workers in Brazil’s Unified Health System: A Framework of their Praxis and Contributions to Patient Health Behaviors (2012)
Community Health Workers (CHWs) play a pivotal role in primary care, serving as liaisons between community members and medical providers. However, the growing reliance of health care systems worldwide on CHWs has outpaced research explaining their praxis – how they combine indigenous and technical knowledge, overcome challenges and impact patient outcomes. This paper thusRead more…
Role Development of Community Health Workers: An Examination of Selection and Training Processes in the Intervention Literature (2010)
Research evaluating community health worker (CHW) programs inherently involves these natural community leaders in the research process, and often represents community-based participatory research (CBPR). Interpreting the results of CHW intervention studies and replicating their findings requires knowledge of how CHWs are selected and trained. Consistent reporting of CHW selection and training will allowRead more…
Lay Health Advisor Training Manual For Breast and Cervical Health (2002)
The North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program (NC-BCSP) is devoted to reducing the difference between black and white women’s breast and cervical cancer screening rates and ultimately closing the breast and cervical cancer racial gap that still exists. Our project uses a lay health advisor network to increase cancer screeningRead more…
Four U.S. Border States’Community Health Worker Training Needs Assessment (2012)
Community Health Workers (CHW) are used throughout the world to promote good health, provide health education, assist in the prevention of disease, and provide basic health and medical care in their communities. CHWs serve the role of front line public health workers in the U.S.-Mexico border region. In the border region, these workersRead more…
Community Health Workers in Diabetes Management and Prevention American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Position Paper (2011)
A complex set of social, political, historical, environmental, cultural and behavioral factors influence both the management of type 2 diabetes and the sustainability of diabetes self-care practices. No single set of interventions is capable of addressing all of these influences. Rather, multiple approaches that include education, social support, and community programs are needed. TheseRead more…
Community Health Workers: Integral Members of the Health Care Work Force (1995)
As the US health care system strives to function efficiently, encourage preventive and primary care, improve quality, and overcome nonfinancial barriers to care, the potential exists for community health workers to further these goals. Community health workers can increase access to care and facilitate appropriate use of health resources byRead more…
Community Health Workers and Their Value to Social Work (2010)
Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital and unique role in linking diverse and underserved populations to health and social service systems. Despite their effectiveness, as documented by empirical studies across various disciplines including public health, nursing, and biomedicine, the value and potential role of CHWs in the social workRead more…
Project MATCH: Training for a Promotora Intervention (2010)
Adequate training and support are critical for community health workers (promotoras de salud in Spanish) to work effectively. Current literature on promotora training is limited by a focus on promotoras’ knowledge and satisfaction immediately after training. The relevance of training to subsequent work performance and the need for ongoing trainingRead more…
Increasing community health worker productivity and effectiveness: a review of the influence of the work environment (2012)
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as a critical link in improving access to services and achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals. Given the financial and human resources constraints in developing countries, CHWs are expected to do more without necessarily receiving the needed support to do their jobs well.ThisRead more…
Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification and Training: A National Survey of Regionally and State-Based Programs (2005)
Increased utilization of community health workers (CHWs) in the U.S. is coupled with a growing interest in standardized training of, and formal credentialing requirements for, CHWs on the part of state legislatures and federal agencies. The purpose of this qualitative study is to provide a national overview of state policyRead more…
Study on Health Extension Workers: Access to Information, Continuing Education and Reference Materials (2007)
This paper undertakes a study to make a needs assessment, define priorities and identify resources to plan appropriate CE programs and prepare reference materials. Method: The study was conducted in 27 woredas, 50 health posts (HP) and on 60 HEW in all regions where HEW have been already deployed. Results:Read more…
Assessment of the Training of the First Intake of Health Extension Workers (2007)
This study assessed the first year of Ethiopia’s Health Extension Worker (HEW) training program, a central component of the Health Extension Program’s (HEP). The authors used a questionnaire and observations on the training program’s inputs, processes, and outputs. They found that the training centers lacked adequate facilities for the HEWRead more…
Working Conditions of Health Extension Workers (2006)
This study focuses on those deployed in early 2005and have worked for over six months, with the overall objective of assessing the working conditions of HEW and their job satisfaction. An in-depth field study was carried out on 60 HEW in 51 health posts (HP) from six regions, 23 zonesRead more…
Global Experience of Community Health Workers for Delivery of Health Related Millennium Development Goals: A Systematic Review, Country Case Studies, and Recommendations for Integration into National Health Systems (2010)
Participation of community health workers (CHWs) in the provision of primary health care has been experienced all over the world for several decades, and there is an amount of evidence showing that they can add significantly to the efforts of improving the health of the population, particularly in those settingsRead more…
Health Sector Development Programme III: Annual Performance Report (Ethiopia) (2002)
Numerous initiatives were undertaken during the third Health Sector Development Programme (HSDP III) to achieve universal access to primary health care, notably through the implementation of the health extension program and the accelerated expansion of health centers. This report highlights the major achievements and challenges of the health sector inRead more…
Training needs assessment for clinicians at antiretroviral therapy clinics: evidence from a national survey in Uganda (2009)
This study sought to identify task shifting (from doctors to clinical officers, nurses and midwives) and assess the antiretroviral therapy training needs among clinicians to whom tasks have shifted. Methods: The Infectious Diseases Institute, in collaboration with the Ugandan Ministry of Health, surveyed health professionals and heads of antiretroviralRead more…
The Retention of Community Service Officers at District Hospitals in KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo Provinces (2009)
Note: “Community Service Officer” in this context means health professionals including doctors, pharmacists and dentists, deployed by the government to do community service. This study aims to assess retention determinants for health professionals to continue giving service in the district hospital after the one year community service programme. According toRead more…
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