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Integrating community health workers in schools [PDF]
, 2013 Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p.
Williams, Roy Jerome, III
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Community Case Management of Fever Due to Malaria and Pneumonia in Children Under Five in Zambia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
, 2010 In a cluster randomized trial, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi and colleagues find that integrated management of malaria and pneumonia in children under five by community health workers is both feasible and effective. BACKGROUND.
Hamainza, Busiku +12 more
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Roles and Functions of Community Health Workers in Primary Care
Annals of Family Medicine, 2018 Community health workers have potential to enhance primary care access and quality, but remain underutilized. To provide guidance on their integration, we characterized roles and functions of community health workers in primary care through a literature ...
A. Hartzler +3 more
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.Aging‐associated physiological and molecular alterations pose significant challenges in cancer management among India's elderly. Limited geriatric oncology expertise, financial constraints, and inadequate specialized care exacerbate disparities. Strategic expansion of insurance coverage, integration of palliative care, and infrastructural advancements ...
Nihanthy D. Sreenath +3 more
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Community Health Workers as Social Marketers of Injectable Contraceptives: A Case Study from Ethiopia. [PDF]
, 2017 Ethiopia has made notable progress in increasing awareness and knowledge of family planning and is considered a success story among funders and program planners.
Bell, Suzanne +4 more
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef +2 more
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Dental attendance in undocumented immigrants before and after the implementation of a personal assistance program : a cross-sectional observational study [PDF]
, 2018 Undocumented immigrants are a high-risk social group with low access to care. The present study aims to increase awareness and dental attendance in this subgroup, assisted by community health workers (CHW).
Lambert, Martijn
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BMJ Global Health, 2019 Introduction Community-based screening for cervical cancer and task sharing to community health workers (CHWs) have been suggested as a potential way to increase screening coverage in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
James O’Donovan +2 more
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Higher Amyloid and Tau Burden Is Associated With Faster Decline on a Digital Cognitive Test
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective A 2‐min digital clock‐drawing test (DCTclock) captures more granular features of the clock‐drawing process than the pencil‐and‐paper clock‐drawing test, revealing more subtle deficits at the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A previous cross‐sectional study demonstrated that worse DCTclock performance was associated with
Jessie Fanglu Fu +16 more
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Community Health Workers delivering child health interventions: Evidence-base and key considerations
World Nutrition, 2017 This paper, presented as part of a workshop at the 2016 World Public Health Nutrition Conference, is one of a series of papers focused on 'magic bullets' versus community action for nutrition.
Tanya Doherty +2 more
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