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Community Health Workers

2021
Abstract Community health workers (CHWs) represent an important cadre of health workers, particularly in impoverished countries. The CHW program began with China’s barefoot doctor campaign. The barefoot doctors were laypeople who were educated to provide basic medical education and care in rural China in the 1950s to the 1970s. CHWs have
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State of Evaluation: Community Health Workers

Public Health Nursing, 2003
Abstract  Disparity groups, especially racial and ethnic minority groups, are at greater risk for poor health yet experience numerous obstacles in accessing health care. Community health workers (CHWs) are indigenous, trusted, and respected members of the underserved community.
Mary Ann, Nemcek, Rosemary, Sabatier
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The Community Health Worker

1992
Abstract This book presents the current place and future role of the community health worker. The majority of the world's population continues to suffer levels of ill-health and death that are only a distant memory in prosperous countries. Approaches to alleviating this burden are well-known, and range from specific medical interventions
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Community Health Workers

Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline health workers who typically come from the communities they serve. CHWs provide essential caregiving to bridge gaps in care and to address social determinants of health. These workers, known by many distinct titles, provide caregiving in countries throughout the world and have storied histories stretching ...
Meike J. Schleiff, Susan B. Rifkin
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Community Health Workers

2017
Community Health Workers (CHW) are an important cadre of health care personnel, particularly in impoverished countries. CHW program began with China’s “Barefoot Doctor” campaign. The Barefoot Doctors were lay people educated to provide basic medical education and care in rural China in the 1950s–1970s. CHWs have evolved over the years and now perform a
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Community Health Workers: Part Of The Solution

Health Affairs, 2010
Community health workers are recognized in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as important members of the health care workforce. The evidence shows that they can help improve health care access and outcomes; strengthen health care teams; and enhance quality of life for people in poor, underserved, and diverse communities.
Rosenthal, E. Lee   +7 more
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The Impact of Integrating Community Advocacy Into Community Health Worker Roles on Health-Focused Organizations and Community Health Workers in Southern Arizona

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 2015
Organizational environments may encourage community health workers (CHWs) to engage community members in improving their communities. We conducted open-ended interviews and focus groups to explore how participation in the Acción intervention, which trained CHWs in community advocacy, affected organizational capacity to support their CHWs.
Kerstin M, Reinschmidt   +5 more
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An assessment of community health workers in Nicaragua

Social Science & Medicine, 1985
In 1981, the Ministry of Health of Nicaragua began a series of health campaigns whose front-line workers were volunteers from the community called 'brigadistas.' These volunteers have since evolved into a type of community health worker with a multi-disciplinary role and are now called 'primary health care brigadistas'.
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Sustaining Communities and Community Health Workers

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
During the COVID-19 pandemic, community health workers (CHWs) played a significant role in providing health information and addressing health inequities exacerbated by the pandemic. We conducted four focus groups (21 individuals) with New York City CHWs with the aim to learn their perspectives on practices to sustain CHWs work engagement. The following
Alexandra, Coritsidis   +6 more
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Community health workers.

NCSL legisbrief, 2008
Melissa, Hansen, Laura, Tobler
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