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Community Health Workers Bridging the Gap: Connecting Medicaid Members with Providers, Managed Care, and Community-Based Organizations [PDF]

Shamly Austin,1 Haiyan Qu2 1Research, Development, & Analytics, Highmark Wholecare, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, USA; 2Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294 ...
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The transformative journey of community health workers in implementing a lifestyle intervention in Brazil: A qualitative study

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs) stand as critical frontline agents within the Brazilian healthcare system. In this qualitative study, we examined the impact of a community-based behavioral change intervention spearheaded by CHWs. Methods:
Andiara Schwingel, Ana Selzer, Deanivea Mendes Felix, Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Daniel Umpierre, Felipe Reichert, Pedro Hallal   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Resolution of Resilience: Empirical Findings on the Challenges Faced and the Mitigation Strategies Adopted by Community Health Workers (CHWs) to Provide Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Context of Odisha, India. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel), 2022
Mishra BK, Kanungo S, Patel K, Swain S, Dwivedy S, Panda S, Karna S, Bhuyan D, Som M, Merta BR, Bhattacharya D, Kshatri JS, Palo SK, Pati S.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Community Health Workers' and Pharmacists' Perspectives of a CHW‐Pharmacist Collaboration Model to Support Medication Adherence

Health Expectations
ABSTRACT Introduction Interprofessional collaboration is key in supporting patient medication adherence. Community health workers (CHWs) can bridge the gap between community and health services and can collaborate with pharmacists to support medication adherence.
Carole Bandiera, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Elizabeth Harris, Mark F. Harris, Parisa Aslani   +4 more
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‘First of all, I need training’: a qualitative study evaluating the Fiji community health worker training program

BMC Primary Care
Background Fiji faces a growing burden of diseases and a significant emigration of health workers, heightening the role of community health workers (CHWs) in healthcare delivery.
Samuel Thio, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Bindu Patel, Unise Vakaloloma, Colleen Wilson, Rohina Joshi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging Gaps in Health: The Impact of Community Health Workers on Access and Community Resilience in Marginalized Communities

Explain the role of community health workers (CHWs). Define how CHWs improve access to health services.
Hunter, Dana, Dominguez, Taylor, Stemple, Nury   +2 more
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Valuing community health workers (CHWs): Opportunity costs and out-of-pocket spending among CHWs in the Indonesian stunting prevention program

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Introduction: In the Indonesian stunting prevention program, the often non-salaried community health workers (CHWs) are responsible for monthly monitoring, counseling, and home visits. Understanding the importance of their roles from an economic perspective may inform a more sustainable and improved program delivery.
Adriana Viola Miranda, Ryan Rachmad Nugraha, Trio Sirmareza, Maritta Rastuti, Rizky Deco Praha, Rindang Asmara, Zack Petersen   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A randomized controlled trial of community health workers using patient stories to support hypertension management: Study protocol

, 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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The role of community health workers in enhancing home and community-based services in American Indian communities

PEC Innovation
Objectives: Describe the role and benefit of Community Health Workers in American Indian communities as a novel solution to meeting home and community-based service (HCBS) needs.
Zavera K. Basrai, Caroline Y. Yoon, Valerie Tsosie, Ronny A. Bell, Nathan A. Boucher   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community health workers’ dissemination of COVID-19 information and services in the early pandemic response: a systematic review

BMC Health Services Research
Background Community health workers (CHWs) had important roles mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in vulnerable communities. We described how CHWs supported the dissemination of COVID-19 information and services during the early pandemic ...
Jane Oliver, Angeline Ferdinand, Jessica Kaufman, Nicole Allard, Margie Danchin, Katherine B. Gibney   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source