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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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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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Survival by Race and Ethnicity in Children and Adolescents/Young Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Pooled Analysis of Children's Oncology Group Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Despite 5‐year survival rates of over 90% among children and adolescents/young adults (CAYAs) with classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), 15%–20% relapse after frontline therapy. Prior analysis of frontline Children's Oncology Group (COG) clinical trials demonstrated that, despite similar rates of relapse, non‐Hispanic Black (NHB) and ...
Mallorie B. Heneghan, Lindsay A. Renfro, Yue Wu, Katia M. Crisler, Erin Marcotte, Tanya Trippett, Terzah Horton, Bradford S. Hoppe, Frank G. Keller, Chris Forlenza, Cindy Schwartz, Kara M. Kelly, Peter D. Cole, Sharon M. Castellino, Justine M. Kahn   +14 more
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ASSIST: Refinement of a Benefits Navigator Intervention Among Low‐Income Pediatric Oncology Families

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Children with cancer living in poverty experience worse survival and quality of life. Interventions connecting low‐income families to benefits (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] improve health outcomes; yet nearly 50% of SNAP‐eligible pediatric oncology families are unenrolled.
Puja J. Umaretiya, Selena Murcia Mendez, Jennifer Kellett, Sarah Wright, Marisel Ponton, Robin T. Higashi, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Ayesha Zia, Joanne Wolfe, Sandi L. Pruitt, Kira Bona   +11 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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“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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The Changing Roles of Community Health Workers [PDF]

Health Services Research, 2017
ObjectiveTo examine what different types of employers value in hiring community health workers (CHWs) and determine what new competencies CHWs might need to meet workforce demands in the context of an evolving payment landscape and substantial literature suggesting that CHWs are uniquely qualified to address health disparities.Study DesignWe used a ...
Mary-Beth, Malcarney, Patricia, Pittman, Leo, Quigley, Katherine, Horton, Naomi, Seiler   +4 more
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Bridging the Gap in Neuroblastoma Care: Consensus‐Based Statements With Recommendations for Improved Patient and Caregiver Experiences

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma's complex, heterogeneous biology poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, often requiring caregivers to absorb complex information and participate in time‐sensitive decisions. However, caregivers often feel unprepared to evaluate options.
Vickie Buenger, Joseph Bauer, Jennifer Diamond, Maggie Fader, Shae Hansen, Jacqueline M. Kraveka, Johanna Schoen, Amber Shearer, Dena Sherwood   +8 more
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Feasibility of task-sharing with community health workers for the identification, emergency management and referral of women with pre-eclampsia, in Mozambique

Reproductive Health, 2021
Plain Language Summary Maternal mortality is an important public health problem in Mozambique. Delays in reaching health facilities and insufficient health care professionals call for innovative community-level solutions. We conducted a study to describe
Esperança Sevene, Helena Boene, Marianne Vidler, Anifa Valá, Salésio Macuacua, Orvalho Augusto, Quinhas Fernandes, Cassimo Bique, Eusébio Macete, Mohsin Sidat, Peter von Dadelszen, Khátia Munguambe, CLIP Feasibility Working Group   +12 more
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Community Health Workers—Practice and Promise

American Journal of Public Health, 2011
The article discusses various reports which are published within the issue and are all concerned with community health workers, including one by Balcazar on the contributions that community health workers make to public health.
Stewart J, Landers, Gabriel N, Stover
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