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Healthcare and Social Needs of Older Adults in Underserved Urban Communities: Insights from Community Health Workers [PDF]

As populations age globally, ensuring equitable healthcare access and social support for older adults in underserved urban areas has become increasingly critical. Elderly residents in low-income districts face challenges, including poor living conditions,
Liu, Luna Ziqi, Liu, LZ, Tao, X, Tao, Xingjuan, Wong, AKC, Wong, Frances Kam Yuet, Liu, T, Bayuo,Jonathan, Bayuo, J, Liu, Tianyi, Wong, Arkers Kwan Ching, Wong, FKY   +11 more
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Embedding Community Health Workers (CHWs) in a Safety-Net Primary Care Setting for Complex Care in Los Angeles Through the Care Connections Program: Perspectives from CHWs and Patients [PDF]

, 2020
No abstract available.“Embedding Community Health Workers (CHWs) in a Safety-Net Primary Care Setting for Complex Care in Los Angeles Through the Care Connections Program: Perspectives from CHWs and Patients.” Poster presentation accepted, with Brown AF,
Lydia Z. Dixon
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Initial experiences and innovations in supervising community health workers for maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro region, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2015
\ud Background: Supervision is meant to improve the performance and motivation of community health workers (CHWs). However, most evidence on supervision relates to facility health workers. The Integrated Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Program
Chelsea M Cooper, Rose Mpembeni, Mpembeni, Rose, Mosha, Idda, Winch, Peter, Timothy Roberton, Peter Winch, Baqui, Abdullah H, Feldhaus, Isabelle, Japhet Killewo, Roberton, Timothy, Amnesty E Lefevre, Jennifer Applegate, Idda Mosha, Lefevre, Amnesty E, Silverman, Marissa, Abdullah H Baqui, Isabelle Feldhaus, Joy J Chebet, Asha S George, Cooper, Chelsea M, Chebet, Joy J, Applegate, Jennifer, Semu, Helen, Marissa Silverman, Helen Semu, George, Asha S, Killewo, Japhet   +27 more
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The adaptability of rural healthcare workers' knowledge, skills, and attitudes during public health emergencies: insights from the COVID-19 response in Itilima district, Simiyu, Tanzania

Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine
IntroductionCommunity Health Workers (CHWs) are the first contact between the community and health services in multiple rural areas in Tanzania. Therefore, Community Health Workers are set to play a crucial role in emergencies and disasters.
Elia Msegu, Eveline Konje, Teckla Tupa, Namanya Basinda, Mlemile S. Gwimile, Teddy Ngallaba, Fredy Marwa   +6 more
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Community Health Workers and Pandemic Preparedness: Current and Prospective Roles

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Despite the importance of community health workers (CHWs) to health systems in resource-constrained environments, relatively little has been written about their contributions to pandemic preparedness.
Matthew R. Boyce, Rebecca Katz
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Patient and Community Health Worker (CHW) Perspectives on a CHW-delivered Nutrition Intervention for Low-Income Adults with Hypertension: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Introduction/Objectives: Adults with food insecurity (FI) face barriers to hypertension management, including difficulty adhering to diet recommendations. Few community health worker (CHW) interventions focus on diet to improve blood pressure.
Kristine D. Gu, Jessica Cheng, Ashlie Malone, Katherine C. Faulkner, Oldy Bejarano, Emily Gelsomin, Anne N. Thorndike   +6 more
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Empowering Community Health Workers in Japan: Determinants of Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Competency [PDF]

Background: Community health workers (CHWs), hailing from the general populace, play a pivotal role in fortifying healthcare systems, with a primary focus on mitigating non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and elevating overall life expectancy. To assess the
Yuka Iwata, Etsuko Tadaka, Yuki Imamatsu, Ayuka Yokoyama, Yuko Tanaka   +4 more
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Can community health workers manage uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition? A review of operational experiences in delivering severe acute malnutrition treatment through community health platforms [PDF]

, 2018
Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in the detection and referral of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in many countries.
Charle-Cuéllar, Pilar, Vargas, Antonio, Guerrero, Saul, López Ejeda, Noemí   +3 more
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Personal attributes and competencies required by community health workers for a role in integrated mental health care for perinatal depression: voices of primary health care stakeholders from Surabaya, Indonesia

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2018
Background Non-professional community health workers have been widely reported as possibly having a role in mental health. In Indonesia, their role is currently being introduced in the national health system for perinatal depression.
Endang R. Surjaningrum, Anthony F. Jorm, Harry Minas, Ritsuko Kakuma   +3 more
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A randomized controlled trial of community health workers using patient stories to support hypertension management: Study protocol [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled hypertension is a significant public health problem in the U.S. with about one half of people able to keep blood pressure (BP) under control.
Ferguson, Warren J., Hargraves, J. Lee, Person, Sharina D., Bonollo, Debra   +3 more
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