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An Evaluation of the Role of Community Health Workers in Maternal and Child Health Surveillance in Pasuruan, East Java [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Every three minutes, somewhere in Indonesia, a child under the age of five years dies. Moreover, every hour, a woman dies from giving birth or of causes related to pregnancy.
Joebagyo, H. (Hermanu), Pangestu, N. D. (Ninil), Rahardjo, S. S. (Setyo)   +2 more
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Health Care Workers Communication on Diabetes Mellitus Management in Hospital and Community Health Center

KEMAS: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat, 2018
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients require DM management for life. Research proved that good quality self-care behavior of DM patients in dr. Harjono Regional Public Hospital Ponorogo and in North Ponorogo Community Health Center were still low (28,6% in dr.
Sholihatul Maghfirah, Rohmadi Rohmadi
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Physical rehabilitation delivery by community health workers: Views of the users and caregivers

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Background: Community health workers are crucial in providing health services at the community level. However, in Zambia, there are limited opportunities for formal physical rehabilitation training for community health workers, leading some to provide ...
Miriam Mapulanga, Thembelihle Dlungwane
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Integrating a community-based approach to non-communicable diseases care: a pilot programme in Bangladesh

The Lancet Global Health, 2022
Background: As the threat of non-communicable diseases grows in Bangladesh, BRAC, in partnership with Medtronic, launched a pilot programme in early 2020 to leverage community health workers to improve the health outcomes of patients with hypertension ...
Ariful Haque, MBBS, Anne Cameron, MSc, Asadur Rahman, MBBS, Nilima Mehta, MSPH, Nayanjeet Chaudhury, MD, Ariful Alam, MBBS, Morseda Chowdhury, PhD, Adam Schwartz, MD   +7 more
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Developing community health worker diabetes training [PDF]

Health Education Research, 2011
We designed, implemented and evaluated a 48-hour training program for community health workers (CHWs) deployed to diabetes care teams in community health centers (CHCs). The curriculum included core knowledge/skills with diabetes content to assist CHWs in developing patient self-management goals.
Ferguson, Warren J., Lemay, Celeste A., Hargraves, J. Lee, Gorodetsky, T., Calista, J.   +4 more
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Primary Care Safety Net [PDF]

, 2003
Four community-based pilot projects for leveraging public-private partnerships to expand health care coverage among low-wage ...

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Setting the global research agenda for community health systems: literature and consultative review

Human Resources for Health, 2019
Background Globally, there is renewed interest in and momentum for strengthening community health systems, as also emphasized by the recent Astana Declaration.
Smisha Agarwal, Karen Kirk, Pooja Sripad, Ben Bellows, Timothy Abuya, Charlotte Warren   +5 more
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Community Health Worker Requirements to Accelerate Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: An Overview of Contemporary Estimates and Implications of Full-Time Versus Part-Time Working Arrangements

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Primary health care is the most effective approach to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and ensuring health security. In this approach, community health workers play a crucial role by delivering a comprehensive array of preventive, promotive, and
James Avoka Asamani PhD, Sunny C. Okoroafor PhD, Kasonde Mwinga MMed   +2 more
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The Use of Community Health Workers in Community Health Centers

Medical Care, 2021
Background: Until 2016, community health centers (CHCs) reported community health workers (CHWs) as part of their overall enabling services workforce, making analyses of CHW use over time infeasible in the annual Uniform Data System (UDS).
Park, Jeongyoung, Regenstein, Marsha, Chong, Nicholas, Onyilofor, Chinelo L.   +3 more
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“I cannot say no when a pregnant woman needs my support to get to the health centre”: involvement of community health workers in Rwanda’s maternal health

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background In Rwanda, maternal community health workers (M-CHWs) are involved in the country’s overall health system. In maternal health, their role includes the provision of preventive and promotional health services at the community level. They provide
Germaine Tuyisenge, Celestin Hategeka, Isaac Luginaah, David F. Cechetto, Stephen Rulisa   +4 more
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