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Strengthening Primary Health Care Through Community Health Workers: Investment Case And Financing Recommendations [PDF]

, 2015
A report released this week at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development found that there is a strong case for investing in Community Health Worker (CHW) programs as part of integrated health systems.
Addis Tamire Woldemariam, Akiko Maeda, Bernice Dahn, Chunling Lu, Drew Von Glahn, Henry Perry, Katy Vosburg   +6 more
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IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS’ KNOWLEDGE IN EARLY STUNTING DETECTION THROUGH ANTHROPOMETRIC TRAINING AND THE BERAKSI APPLICATION

Jurnal Kesehatan Budi Luhur
Stunting remains a critical public health issue that impairs child growth and development. In Cibeber sub-district, 6.83% of the total 1,339 preschool‐aged children were stunted, with the highest rates observed in RW 08 (38 children), RW 06 (32), and RW 
Dyeri Susanti, Selvi Putri Octaviani, Tazkihatun Nufush   +2 more
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An assessment of community health workers' ability to screen for cardiovascular disease risk with a simple, non-invasive risk assessment instrument in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa: an observational study

The Lancet Global Health, 2015
Background: Cardiovascular disease contributes substantially to the non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in low-income and middle-income countries, which also often have substantial health personnel shortages. In this observational study we investigated
Assistant Professor. Thomas A Gaziano, MD, Shafika Abrahams-Gessel, SM, Catalina A Denman, PhD, Carlos Mendoza Montano, PhD, Masuma Khanam, MD, Thandi Puoane, DrPH, Naomi S Levitt, MD   +6 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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Health promoting practices and personal lifestyle behaviors of Brazilian health professionals

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background This study was conducted to examine the lifestyle behaviors and health promoting practices of physicians, nurses, and community health workers in Brazil.
Karen D. Hidalgo, Grégore I. Mielke, Diana C. Parra, Felipe Lobelo, Eduardo J. Simões, Grace O. Gomes, Alex A. Florindo, Mário Bracco, Lenildo Moura, Ross C. Brownson, Michael Pratt, Luiz R. Ramos, Pedro C. Hallal   +12 more
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Getting and Keeping Health Coverage for Low-Income Californians: A Guide for Advocates [PDF]

, 2016
Western Center's "Getting and Keeping Health Care Coverage for Low-Income Californians: A Guide for Advocates", provides California advocates -- legal services attorneys, enrollment counselors, health care workers, community organizers and others -- with
Elizabeth Landsberg, Jen Flory, Mona Tawatao, Shirley Sanematsu   +3 more
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Safety and Acceptability of Community-Based Distribution of Injectable Contraceptives: A Pilot Project in Mozambique. [PDF]

, 2016
Mozambique has witnessed a climbing total fertility rate in the last 20 years. Nearly one-third of married women have an unmet need for family planning, but the supply of family planning services is not meeting the demand. This study aimed to explore the
Bique, Cassimo, Blazer, Cassandra, Jacinto, Ana, Mobaracaly, Mahomed, Prata, Ndola, Ustáb, Momade, Weidert, Karen   +6 more
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Healthcare Workers in Peril: Preparing to Protect Worker Health and Safety During Pandemic Influenza [PDF]

, 2009
[Excerpt] An influenza pandemic is projected to have a global impact requiring a sustained, large scale response from the healthcare community to provide care to sick patients. Healthcare workers will be at very high risk of becoming infected when caring
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Integrating community health workers in schools [PDF]

, 2013
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p.
Williams, Roy Jerome, III
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Community Health Workers delivering child health interventions: Evidence-base and key considerations

World Nutrition, 2017
This paper, presented as part of a workshop at the 2016 World Public Health Nutrition Conference, is one of a series of papers focused on 'magic bullets' versus community action for nutrition.
Tanya Doherty, Nicholas Oliphant, David Sanders   +2 more
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