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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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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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Community Health Workers and Community Advocacy: Addressing Health Disparities
Journal of Community Health, 2008The Community Health Worker model is recognized nationally as a means to address glaring inequities in the burden of adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States. This study explored Arizona CHW involvement in advocacy beyond the individual patient level into the realm of advocating for community level ...
Maia, Ingram +4 more
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Health Promotion Practice, 2019
There is mounting evidence to show that community health workers (CHWs) play a positive role in improving population health by connecting people to information, resources, and services.
Jody O. Early +3 more
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There is mounting evidence to show that community health workers (CHWs) play a positive role in improving population health by connecting people to information, resources, and services.
Jody O. Early +3 more
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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 ...
Ryan I. Logan +2 more
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Using community health workers:
Annals of Anthropological Practice, 2015In this article, we use semistructured interviews and documents produced by Ethiopian government officials and international health donors to examine two key features of the nation's community health worker (CHW) program: (1) the process and criteria of selecting community health workers; and (2) policies, rhetoric, and experiences of payment and ...
KENNETH MAES +3 more
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Community health workers providing asthma education
Journal of Asthma, 2020Objectives: Children living in urban areas experience disproportionate rates of asthma. Substandard housing conditions in some urban areas contribute to greater exposure to household asthma triggers. This article examines the geographic connection between pediatric asthma and substandard housing in one mid-sized city in Pennsylvania and the ...
Samantha Shaak +3 more
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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 (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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Empowerment on the Margins: The Online Experiences of Community Health Workers
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2019Research in Human-Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D) routinely relies on and engages with the increasing penetration of smartphones and the internet. We examine the mobile, internet, and social media practices of women community health workers,
Azra Ismail, Neha Kumar
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Community health workers during the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Journal of Global Health, 2018Background The role of community health workers (CHWs) in the West Africa Ebola outbreak has been highlighted to advocate for increasing numbers of CHWs globally to build resilience, strengthen health systems, and provide emergency response capacity ...
N. Miller +14 more
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State of Evaluation: Community Health Workers
Public Health Nursing, 2003Abstract 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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