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Advancing Community Health Worker Practice and Utilization: The Focus on Financing [PDF]

, 2006
There is a growing interest in the use of community health workers in various roles in the US health care system. These workers go by various titles and names -- including promotora and community health advisor -- but all assist members of the ...
Catherine Dower, Edward O'Neil, Melissa Knox, Vanessa Lindler   +3 more
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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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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
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Community health workers and mobile technology: a systematic review of the literature.

PLoS ONE, 2013
IntroductionIn low-resource settings, community health workers are frontline providers who shoulder the health service delivery burden. Increasingly, mobile technologies are developed, tested, and deployed with community health workers to facilitate ...
Rebecca Braun, Caricia Catalani, Julian Wimbush, Dennis Israelski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a national cohort study in Rwanda

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Retention of participants in longitudinal prospective surveys can challenging for population health researchers. Community health workers (CHWs) may help reduce attrition.
Mwumvaneza Mutagoma, Dieudonné Sebuhoro, Jean Pierre Nyemazi, Edward J. Mills, Jamie I. Forrest, Eric Remera, Augustin Murindabigwi, Mouhamed Semakula, Sabin Nsanzimana   +8 more
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Perceptions of Community Health Care Center Workers on National Health Insurance (JKN) Healthcare Services Payment System in Karangasem Regency [PDF]

, 2015
Background and purpose: National Health Insurance (JKN) healthcare services payment system is a financialcompensation given to employees of health centers through an allocation system implemented by the Ministry ofHealth Regulation (Permenkes No.
Ganda Wijaya, I.P, Hendrayani, N. W. (N), Indrayathi, P. A. (P)   +2 more
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Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 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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Usage of and satisfaction with Integrated Community Case Management care in western Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Malaria Journal, 2021
Background In some areas of Uganda, village health workers (VHW) deliver Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) care, providing initial assessment of children under 5 years of age as well as protocol-based treatment of malaria, pneumonia, and ...
James S. Miller, Palka Patel, Sara Mian-McCarthy, Andrew Christopher Wesuta, Michael Matte, Moses Ntaro, Shem Bwambale, Jessica Kenney, Geren S. Stone, Edgar Mugema Mulogo   +9 more
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COVID-19 Outbreak Situation in Nigeria and the Need for Effective Engagement of Community Health Workers for Epidemic Response

, 2020
The current Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak has affected over 200 countries including Nigeria. It is one of the largest respiratory disease outbreaks affecting several countries simultaneously and a novel strain of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV 2) has ...
W. S. Ajisegiri, O. Odusanya, R. Joshi
semanticscholar   +1 more source