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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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A Review of Generalist and Specialist Community Health Workers for Delivering Adolescent Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa. [PDF]

, 2013
The health of adolescents is increasingly seen as an important international priority because the world's one point eight billion young people (aged 10 to 24 years) accounts for 15.5% of the global burden of disease and are disproportionately located in ...
Norris, Shane A, Koon, Adam D, Goudge, Jane, Adam D Koon, Jane Goudge, Shane A Norris   +5 more
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The Development of a Novel, Standards-Based Core Curriculum for Community Facing, Clinic-Based Community Health Workers

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Introduction: Historically, CHW trainings have been developed to support community-based CHWs. When CHWs have been trained to engage with patients, typically such trainings have been for short term grant funded projects, focusing on a specific health ...
Sheba George, Sheba George, Lucero Silva, Myra Llamas, Irma Ramos, Justin Joe, Juan Mendez, Rosalva Salazar, Jim Tehan, Tatiana Vasquez, Schetema Nealy, Hector Balcazar   +11 more
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Sources of Community Health Worker Motivation: A Qualitative Study in Morogoro Region, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
There is a renewed interest in community health workers (CHWs) in Tanzania, but also a concern that low motivation of CHWs may decrease the benefits of investments in CHW programs.
Joy J Chebet, Winch, Peter J, Greenspan, Jesse A, Shannon A McMahon, Peter J Winch, Chebet, Joy J, Urassa, David P, McMahon, Shannon A, Maurus Mpunga, Jesse A Greenspan, David P Urassa, Mpunga, Maurus   +11 more
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Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: The provision of HIV treatment and care in sub-Saharan Africa faces multiple challenges, including weak health systems and attrition of trained health workers. One potential response to overcome these challenges has been to engage community
Grace W Mwai, Seeley, Janet, Janet Seeley, Gitau Mburu, Peter Frost, Mwai, Grace W., Ford, Nathan, Nathan Ford, Kwasi Torpey, Mburu, Gitau, Frost, Peter, Torpey, Kwasi, Kwasi, Torpey, Mwai, Grace W   +13 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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Accuracy of assessment of eligibility for early medical abortion by community health workers in Ethiopia, India and South Africa [PDF]

, 2016
To assess the accuracy of assessment of eligibility for early medical abortion by community health workers using a simple checklist toolkit.; Diagnostic accuracy study.; Ethiopia, India and South Africa.; Two hundred seventeen women in Ethiopia, 258 in ...
Sen, Swapnaleen, Nguyen, My Huong, Mesganaw Fantahun Afework, Habib, Ndema, Mesganaw Fantahun Afework (395786), Lema, Hailu Yeneneh, Jennifer Moodley (843363), Hailu Yeneneh Lema, Bela Ganatra (843359), Deborah Constant (843365), Iyengar, Kirti, Swapnaleen Sen, My Huong Nguyen, Heidi Bart Johnston, Ganatra, Bela, Jane Harries (843362), Hailu Yeneneh Lema (843364), Heidi Bart Johnston (843358), Moodley, Jennifer, Harries, Jane, Ndema Habib (843361), Kirti Iyengar (790899), Constant, Deborah, Deborah Constant, Jennifer Moodley, Kirti Iyengar, Swapnaleen Sen (843366), Jane Harries, Afework, Mesganaw Fantahun, My Huong Nguyen (843360), Johnston, Heidi Bart, Bela Ganatra, Ndema Habib   +32 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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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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Health Workers' Performance in the Implementation of Patient Centred Tuberculosis Treatment (PCT) Strategy Under Programmatic Conditions in Tanzania: A Cross Sectional Study. [PDF]

, 2013
Patient Centred Tuberculosis Treatment (PCT) is a promising treatment delivery strategy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB). It aims to improve adherence to treatment by giving patients the choice of having drug intake supervised at the health facility ...
Alexander Schulze, Mbaraka Amuri, Eveline Geubbels, Abdallah Mkopi, Amuri, Mbaraka, Frank van Leth, Fred Lwilla, Mkopi, Abdallah, Egwaga, Saidi, van Leth, Frank, Schulze, Alexander, Nyagosya Range, Saidi Egwaga, Geubbels, Eveline, Range, Nyagosya, Lwilla, Fred   +15 more
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