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Development of Training Curriculum to Improve Patient Communication Skills and Social Support Among Community Health Workers (2022)
The aim of this paper was to test and implement a pilot training curriculum focused on building communication skills between CHWs and patients. The curriculum was implemented in three training sessions over WebEx with several state-certified CHWs. The goal of these training sessions was for CHWs to better understand theRead more…
Approaches and outcomes of community health worker’s interventions for hypertension management and control in low-income and middle-income countries: systematic review (2022)
This review sought to critically assess the scope, content, and outcomes of CHW interventions designed to reduce blood pressure (BP) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A search of databases (PUBMED, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, OpenGrey, Cochrane Central Trials Register and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews) was conducted to identify studiesRead more…
Community Health Worker Initiatives: An Approach to Design and Measurement (2022)
The purpose of this paper was to provide a unified and comprehensive logic model of CHW initiatives supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that can serve as a common framework for monitoring and evaluation. The logic model was developed to fully describe the levels of effortRead more…
Knowledge and Attitudes of Potential Community Health Worker Employers: Findings from the State of Arkansas, USA (2022)
In this qualitative study, authors sought to understand stakeholder knowledge and attitudes about community health workers in Arkansas, United States. Researchers distributed an online survey to 151 respondents from state and local health organizations and systems. More than 90 percent of respondents believed that CHWs can effectively serve as liaisons,Read more…
Why Community Health Workers’ Roles in Latinx Communities Are Essential (2022)
In this first-person narrative, author Wendy Hernandez-Gordon discusses the essential role of community health workers, especially among Latinx communities. Hernandez-Gordon draws on her personal experience with racism and working as a CHW. Overall, Hernandez-Gordon argues that the growing CHW profession, if integrated more broadly into the healthcare workforce, will increaseRead more…
Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Adapting a Community Health Worker Model to Facilitate Lung Cancer Screening for Chinese For-Hire Vehicle Drivers (2022)
In this study, researchers conducted a needs assessment for a community health worker program designed to facilitate lung cancer screening among Chinese immigrant for-hire drivers. Researchers conducted interviews with 13 health professionals who served Chinese communities in New York City, United States. Participants were introduced to the CHW intervention, theRead more…
Focused Training of Community Health Volunteers on Cervical Cancer in Rural Kisumu (2022)
In this quasi-experimental study, authors assessed the impacts of a training on the knowledge of cervical cancer and screening among community health volunteers in Kenya. Researchers recruited 425 CHVs from two sub-counties and assigned them to the intervention or control arm. In the intervention arm, CHVs received a three hourRead more…
Multilevel determinants of community health workers for an effective maternal and child health programme in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review (2022)
In this systematic review, authors review perceived barriers and enablers of community health worker engagement in addressing maternal and child health (MCH). Researchers identified 1561 articles from six countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Nine articles met the inclusion criteria. Authors identified four different levels of determinants for effective CHW MCH programs:Read more…
Clinical Integration of Community Health Workers to Reduce Health Inequities in Overburdened and Under-Resourced Populations (2022)
In this commentary, authors draw on their experience with the development, implementation, and evaluation of community health worker interventions at Sinai Urban Health Institute in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Authors argue that effective CHW integration is hindered by various barriers, including recruitment, training and support, supportive and knowledgeable supervision, andRead more…
Capacity Building of “Accredited Social Health Activist” under Rural Health Training Center Regarding Mental Health: An Interventional Study (2022)
This intervention study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental health education program on knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of ASHAs in Western India during 2016 and 2017. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to assess KAP regarding mental health in the intervention and control groups. In addition, an educationalRead more…
Using Health Navigators to Connect At-Risk Clients to Community Resources (2022)
The purpose of this paper was to review the effectiveness of the Wellness Center at the Historic General Hospital in East Los Angeles in utilizing CHWs as a link to connect low-income clients with required health resources and services. The Wellness Center employs CHWs, referred to as Health Navigators, whoRead more…
Trust Dynamics of Community Health Workers in Frontier Food Banks and Pantries: a Qualitative Study (2023)
The aim of this paper was to better understand strategies that CHWs use to build trust with participants of health screenings in frontier Idaho, USA. In-person, semi-structured interviews were conducted with CHWs and coordinators of food distribution sites (FDS) where CHWs hosted health screenings. The interview guides utilized were designedRead more…
“Community health workers bring value and deserve to be valued too:” Key considerations in improving CHW career advancement opportunities (2023)
The Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA), within the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina, conducted a mixed-methods study to provide a more in-depth understanding of the issues CHWs face in accessing career advancement opportunities. Data for this study was collected from the following fourRead more…
Knowledge, skills, and training of community health workers to contribute to interprofessional education: a scoping review (2023)
This scoping review sought to map existing literature to determine what is known about the knowledge, skills, and training of CHWs that could contribute to interprofessional education. After screening, a total of thirty-two publications were included in the analysis. Results from these publications suggested that CHWs need knowledge related toRead more…
Implementation research to increase treatment coverage of possible serious bacterial infections in young infants when a referral is not feasible: lessons learnt (2023)
The objective of this study was to achieve high coverage of possible serious bacterial infections (PSBI) treatment using the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline for managing it on an outpatient basis when referral to a hospital is not feasible. This WHO guideline was implemented in program settings across ten BasicRead more…
Evaluation of academic detailing to educate clinicians regarding childhood lead poisoning prevention: a pilot study (2023)
This study aimed to meet two objectives: (1) implement a pilot of academic detailing (AD) sessions on the topic of childhood lead poisoning prevention with frontline healthcare providers (HCPs) and their staff in different practice settings, and (2) evaluate the acceptability of these training sessions utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods.Read more…
Level of job satisfaction and associated factors among rural health extension workers in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia (2023)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of job satisfaction among rural health extension workers in the Hadiya zone of Southern Ethiopia, as well as associated factors. A facility-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among rural health extension workers from May 30, 2021 to July 2, 2021. DataRead more…
Effectiveness of community case management of malaria on severe malaria and inpatient malaria deaths in Zambia: a dose-response study using routine health information system data (2023)
The goal of this study was to explore associations between changing malaria service point (health facility or CHW) density per 1,000 people and severe malaria admissions or malaria inpatient deaths by district and month. A retrospective, observational study was conducted in Zambia between January 2015 and May 2020 using existingRead more…
How Pakistan’s community health workers use telemedicine for women’s health (2023)
The purpose of this paper was to outline how Pakistan’s community health workers are using telemedicine to increase the quality of and access to women’s health services. The author highlights the disruption of care resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and how telemedicine can be used to bridge the growing gapsRead more…
Effect of community health worker home visits on antenatal care and institutional delivery: an analysis of secondary outcomes from a cluster randomised trial in Mali (2023)
This study sought to report upon secondary outcomes of the Proactive Community Case Management cluster randomized trial conducted between December 2016 and April 2020 in Mali. This study evaluated whether proactive home visits can improve antenatal care (ANC) access at a population level compared with passive site-based care. CHWs inRead more…
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