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Improving oral health in migrant and underserved populations: evaluation of an interactive, community-based oral health education program in Washington state

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Objectives Oral health is one of the greatest unmet health needs of migrant farmworkers and many migrant workers lack basic oral health knowledge. This paper presents evaluation results for an oral health education program designed to both increase ...
Ileana Ponce-Gonzalez, Allen Cheadle, Gino Aisenberg, Laura Flores Cantrell   +3 more
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Health Worker Motivation in the Context of HIV Care and Treatment Challenges in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]

, 2011
Health worker motivation can potentially affect the provision of health services. The HIV pandemic has placed additional strain on health service provision through the extra burden of increased testing and counselling, treating opportunistic infections ...
Mbilinyi, Deogratius, Deogratius Mbilinyi, Daniel, Marguerite, Marguerite L Daniel, Lie Gro Th, Lie, Gro Th., Gro Th Lie, Daniel Marguerite L, Mbilinyi Deogratius, Daniel, Marguerite L, Lie, Gro Th   +10 more
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Increasing return-to-work among people on sick leave due to common mental disorders: design of a cluster-randomized controlled trial of a problem-solving intervention versus care-as-usual conducted in the Swedish primary health care system (PROSA)

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Common mental disorders affect about one-third of the European working-age population and are one of the leading causes of sick leave in Sweden and other OECD countries. Besides the individual suffering, the costs for society are high.
Elisabeth Björk Brämberg, Kristina Holmgren, Ute Bültmann, Hanna Gyllensten, Jan Hagberg, Lars Sandman, Gunnar Bergström   +6 more
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Defining case management and outreach: perspectives from community health workers in New Mexico

Cogent Social Sciences
Case management (CM) is increasingly used in community settings to support individuals as they transition from one point in their lives to the next.
Mayra Perez, Venice Ceballos, Nathaniel Rubio, Jennifer Garcia, Delfino Rubi, Alejandra Cabrera, Kelley Milligan, Allyson Kelley   +7 more
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Community health workers for ART in sub-Saharan Africa: learning from experience – capitalizing on new opportunities

Human Resources for Health, 2009
Low-income countries with high HIV/AIDS burdens in sub-Saharan Africa must deal with severe shortages of qualified human resources for health. This situation has triggered the renewed interest in community health workers, as they may play an important ...
Schouten Erik, Pariyo George W, Van Damme Wim, Hermann Katharina, Assefa Yibeltal, Cirera Anna, Massavon William   +6 more
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“We're on the ground, we know what needs to be done”: Exploring the role of Aboriginal Health Workers in primary health care

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundAboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) are core providers of primary health care (PHC) for First Nations peoples in Australia. However, the national AHW workforce is aging and in short supply. There is a poor understanding of the factors contributing
Ragavi Jeyakumar, Ragavi Jeyakumar, Bindu Patel, Julieann Coombes, Ty Madden, Rohina Joshi, Rohina Joshi, Rohina Joshi   +7 more
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Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integrated community case management for sick children can potentially reduce child deaths by 60%.
Vassall, A, Tibenderana, James, Kasteng, F,, Källander, Karin, Soremekun, S, Kasteng, F, Hill, Zelee, Meek, Sylvia, Strachan, D, Kaellander, K, Lingam, Raghu, Källander, K, Strachan, Daniel, Soremekun, Seyi, Hill, Z, Meek, S, Vassall, Anna, Kasteng, Frida, Lingam, R, Tibenderana, J, Kirkwood, B, Kirkwood, Betty   +21 more
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200 Assessing Pre-Diabetes Knowledge, Attitudes, & Needs: A Study of the CHW Translational Advisory Board of South Texas

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The CHW TAB is exploring pre-diabetes knowledge and perceived needs in south Texas to facilitate the role of CHWs to increase the capacity of community members to better manage their prediabetes diabetes risk. The long-term goal of this
Elisabeth de la Rosa, Paula Winkler, Ariel Gomez, Belinda Flores, Ludivina Hernandez, Sharon Elwin, Virginia Lopez, April Kneuper, Vanessa Ortiz, Martha Flores, Raquel Romero, Kathryn E. Kanzler   +11 more
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Community Health Worker programmes’ integration into national health systems: Scoping review

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023
Background: Community health worker (CHW) programmes, when adequately integrated into mainstream health systems, can provide a viable, affordable and sustainable path to strengthened health systems that better meets demands for improved child health ...
Lucia M. Mupara, John J.O. Mogaka, William R. Brieger, Joyce M. Tsoka-Gwegweni   +3 more
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Community health workers and transitions of care [PDF]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2021
This editorial comments on the article by Ohuabunwa et al .
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