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Community health workers caring for dependent elderly people (2021)
CHWs are an essential liaison between qualified health providers and the community . This study analyzes health care professionals’ perceptions of the CHWs role and their work caring for dependent elderly people. It concludes that health professionals and managers consider CHWs vital to dependent elderly people and their families.
Factors Associated With Workplace and Interpersonal Trust in the Supervisory System of a Community Health Worker Programme in a Rural South African District (2021)
This study examines the importance of workplace trust and how it shapes the perceived performance of CHWs in ward based outreach teams (WBOTs) in rural South Africa. It concludes that wider trust in the healthcare system plays a significant role in interpersonal trust among CHWs, qualified health workers and managersRead more…
Toward a geography of community health workers in Niger: a geospatial analysis (2021)
CHW geographic location and contribution to increasing access to skilled care is understudied. The authors of this article use geospatial mapping to identify CHW location and proximity to populations and health facilities in Niger. They conclude that the deployment of CHWs increased health care accessibility for an estimated 2.3 millionRead more…
Usage of and satisfaction with Integrated Community Case Management care in western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey (2021)
In Uganda, Village Health Workers (VHW) practice Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) care, which provides health care assessments of children under the age of 5 years and treatment for malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea where needed. This study examined community usage of and satisfaction with iCCM care;t 60% of households thatRead more…
Article: Health for the People: Past, Current, and Future Contributions of National Community Health Worker Programs to Achieving Global Health Goals (2021)
Despite CHW’s contributions to public health goals, there continues to be a lack of investment in CHW programs. The authors of this paper argue that strengthening and growing national CHW programs are crucial to achieving global health goals like universal health coverage and ending child and maternal deaths by 2030.Read more…
Zambia National Community Health Strategy, 2019-2021 (2019)
The overarching goal of the National Community Health Strategy (NHCS) 2019 – 2021 is to contribute to the achievement of the Ministry of Health’s legacy goals outlined in the NHSP 2017 – 2021. This will be done by improving access to health services at the community level. The NCHS aimsRead more…
Promoting the Health of the Community: Community Health Workers Describing Their Roles, Competencies, and Practice (2021)
Despite their fast paced growth and increasing utilization, there is still a lack of community health worker (CHW) training programs, certification and credentialing by state agencies. CHW views and inputs on their roles are also lacking in policy development and in the literature. This book seeks to fill this gapRead more…
Promoting Gender Responsive Policies and Programmes for Community Health Workers: a Gender Analysis Framework (2021)
Informal occupational roles with the lowest pay and the least power have been dominated by women. Recent findings from Afghanistan showed that male CHWs were praised for their volunteer work while female CHWs doing similar work were not praised as their efforts were viewed “expected” (Najafizada et al. 2019). COVID-19Read more…
“Contract to Volunteer”: South African Community Health Worker Mobilization for Better Labor Protection (2018)
This article explores the growing movement for labor rights for South African community health workers (CHWs). It tracks the emergence of sporadic mobilizations for decent work (supported by local health activist organizations) and the formation of the National Union of Care Workers of South Africa (NUCWOSA) in 2016. The authorsRead more…
Impact of Different Levels of Supervision on the Recovery of Severely Malnourished Children Treated by Community Health Workers in Mali (2021)
The Ministry of Health in Mali included the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) into integrated community case management activities. This prospective non-randomized community intervention study conducted in Kayes Region of Mali, evaluated two supervision models for treating SAM using community health workers (CHWs). Ultimately, some supervision for CHWs treatingRead more…
Tracking Weight-for-Age of Infants Using Home Based Newborn Care Plus by ASHA Workers (2021)
Child malnutrition remains a serious global concern. The authors of this study investigate whether frequent home health visits by a CHW in the first year of a child’s life improve the nutritional status of children. The study found statistically significant benefits to frequent home health visits by a CHW withinRead more…
Instructive roles and supportive relationships: client perspectives of their engagement with community health workers in a rural south African home visiting program (2021)
Community health worker (CHW) programs have been positioned to meet the needs of marginalized populations with inequitable access to health care. With increased technical focus on CHW work, the value of CHWs in building relationships with clients tends to be overlooked. More importantly, these programs are often reframed and redeployedRead more…
Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Child Stunting in Rural Guatemala: A Quality Improvement Model (2021)
Despite efforts to increase access to evidence-based nutrition interventions, cases of chronic child malnutrition (stunting) in rural Guatemala are among the highest in the world. The writers of this study examine a community-based quality improvement intervention in a region with a high rate of stunting. The addition of structured performanceRead more…
Can Community Health Workers Increase Palliative Care Use for African American Patients? A Pilot Study (2021)
African American patients with cancer underutilize advance care planning (ACP) and palliative care (PC). This feasibility study investigated whether community health workers (CHWs) could improve ACP and PC utilization for African American patients with advanced cancer. It determined that utilization of CHWs to address PC domains and social determinants ofRead more…
Community health worker models in South Africa: a qualitative study on policy implementation of the 2018/19 revised framework (2020)
CHWs in South Africa have long formed a bridge between communities and health facilities as the cornerstone of South Africa’s ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams. This study documents CHW policy implementation and adoption across six provinces to identify potential barriers and facilitators to implementation and help guide and inform futureRead more…
Webinar- Enhancing Community Health Research By Engaging Community Health Workers (2021)
This webinar presents experiences and research findings on the role of CHWs as research partners. Sharing evidence from North American and African contexts, it outlines the ways CHWs have been involved in research. Through case examples from Uganda and Liberia, the webinar provides examples and recommendations for engaging CHWs asRead more…
Community health workers’ involvement in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Wakiso District, Uganda (2021)
This study assessed the involvement of Community Health Workers in the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in the Wakiso District, Uganda. Research focused on the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of CHWs as well as community perceptions. The study found that despite CHWs having some knowledge on NCDs andRead more…
Feasibility of establishing a network of community health workers to support care of people with sickle cell disease in Kumasi, Ghana (2021)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a common, yet highly neglected, non-communicable disease. This study assessed the interest in and feasibility of establishing a network of CHWs to support care of people with SCD in Kumasi, Ghana. Using qualitative research methods, researchers assessed three primary themes from the data: (1) supportRead more…
Equipping community health workers with digital tools for pandemic response in LMICs (2021)
Keeping CHWs safe and informed as they are deployed in pandemic response needs to be a top priority at the community level. With restrictions around movement and PPE shortages, equipping CHWs with the digital technology they need to ensure a safe and effective pandemic response can prove to be aRead more…
Community health workers’ attitudes, practices and perceptions towards the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian low-income communities (2021)
Community Health Workers (CHW) are a category of social workers described in many countries’ health systems as responsible for engaging people in their residences and communities, and other non-clinical spaces to enable access to health services, especially in low-income areas. The pandemic imposes unexpected challenges on the usual modes ofRead more…
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