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Community health worker team integration in Medicaid managed care: Insights from a national study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionCommunity health workers (CHWs) have historically worked in community-based settings. Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) are integrating CHWs into their teams, largely to support social determinants of health.
Ashley Wennerstrom, Ashley Wennerstrom, Catherine G. Haywood, Denise O. Smith, Dakshu Jindal, Carl Rush, Geoffrey W. Wilkinson   +6 more
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Measuring motivation among close-to-community health workers: developing the CTC Provider Motivational Indicator Scale across six countries

Human Resources for Health, 2020
Background Close-to-community (CTC) health service providers are a cost-effective and important resource in the promotion of and increasing access to health services.
Frédérique Vallières, Maryse Kok, Ilias Mahmud, Malabika Sarker, Philippa Jeacocke, Robinson Karuga, Licia Limato, Aschenaki Z. Kea, Kingsley Chikaphupha, Mohsin Sidat, Brynne Gilmore, Miriam Taegtmeyer   +11 more
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKERS: FOUR LESSONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF COMMUNITY-BASED WORKERS

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2007
Although the Department of Health has been using community health workers since 1994 (Friedman, 2002), it was not until 2003 that the South African government introduced the Community Development Workers Initiative (Department of Provincial and Local ...
Deidré van Rooyen
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The Terminology of Community Health Workers

American Journal of Public Health, 2016
Letters to the editor are presented in response to the article "Effects of community-based health worker interventions to improve chronic disease management and care among vulnerable populations: a systematic review," by K. Kim, J.S. Choi and E. Choi, which appeared in volume 106, number 4 during 2016.
Ashley, Wennerstrom, Carl H, Rush
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The implementation of a community-centered first aid education program for older adults—community health workers perceived barriers

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Older adults are a high-risk group for accidental injuries, and strengthening training in first aid for older adults can improve their first aid capabilities and minimize their post-accident mortality. Community health workers are the greatest
Guo Yin, Linghui Chen, Yuanrong Wu, Fei Zhao, Qian Zhu, Siting Lin   +5 more
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Application of the community health worker model in adult asthma and COPD in the U.S.: a systematic review

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019
Background With rising medical costs, stakeholders and healthcare professionals are exploring community-based solutions to relieve the burden of chronic diseases and reduce health care spending. The community health worker (CHW) model is one example that
Trisha M. Parekh, Carla R. Copeland, Mark T. Dransfield, Andrea Cherrington   +3 more
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Evaluating the impact of community health worker certification in Massachusetts: Design, methods, and anticipated results of the Massachusetts community health worker workforce survey

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundProfessional certification of community health workers (CHWs) is a debated topic. Although intended to promote CHWs, certification may have unintended impacts given the grassroots nature of the workforce.
Victoria M. Nielsen, W. W. Sanouri Ursprung, Glory Song, Gail Hirsch, Theresa Mason, Claire Santarelli, Erica Guimaraes, Erica Marshall, Caitlin G. Allen, Pei-Pei Lei, Diane Brown, Bittie Behl-Chadha   +11 more
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Association between Emotional Intelligence and Quality of Service Delivery of Health Care Providers

تحقیقات سلامت در جامعه, 2021
Introduction and purpose: Emotional intelligence has a crucial role in organizational performance, especially in the health domains facing high levels of emotions and challenges.
Sima Jalali, Sareh Shakerian
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The public healthcare sector of Mauritius: knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing loss among community health workers

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023
Mauritius does not have community health workers trained in identifying risk factors for hearing loss or in referring patients for diagnostic testing.
Taslima Foondun, Lidia Pottas, Maggi Soer   +2 more
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Community health workers in Lesotho: Experiences of health promotion activities

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2018
Background: Lesotho adopted primary health care in 1979, and community health workers (CHWs) were included in the programme to focus on health promotion, particularly to reach people in underserved rural areas.
Thato Seutloali, Lizeka Napoles, Nomonde Bam   +2 more
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