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A Qualitative Examination of Interpersonal Communication Between Community Health Workers (CHW) and Pregnant Women, Kerala, India.

Observatorio (OBS*)
Communication between community health workers and pregnant women plays a significant role in increasing the antenatal and postnatal care they receive. Guided by Social Exchange Theory and the Patient-Provider Communication Model, this study examines how communicative interactions between Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and pregnant women ...
Amala T. Chacko, Jolly Jose
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Role of Community Health Workers in Delivering Mental Health Services in Lower-Middle-income Countries: Perspectives from the Maanasi Project

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
Lay members of the community who receive training in providing basic health care to the community, called community health workers (CHWs), have been the focus of much research in the various fields of health.
Samrat Gali, Swati Chandramouli, Sachin Nagendrappa, Suhas Chandran, B. Ramakrishna Goud, Johnson-Pradeep Ruben, Geetha Jayaram   +6 more
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A case study of healthcare services in Lurwaryizo, Mbhashe Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province

Global Public Health
As part of the strategy by the local municipal government to improve health services in Lurwaryizo community in Mbhashe Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa, an investigation of the current healthcare delivery available to the ...
Chidy Akunwafor, Musa Zuma, Iyabo Obasanjo   +2 more
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The third community health workers’ symposium, Liberia, 2023: What are the implications for South Sudan’s Boma Health Initiative?

South Sudan Medical Journal
Community health workers (CHWs) are defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as healthcare workers who ‘provide health education, referral and follow-up, case management, basic preventive health care and home visiting services to specific ...
Kon Alier , Solomon Anguei, William Kuon, Christopher Ajumara   +3 more
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How the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Supports Community Health Workers in Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion [PDF]

Community health workers ...

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Dental auxiliaries versus community health workers: similarities and contrasts

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
INTRODUCTION: The dental auxiliaries and the community health workers (CHWs) are practitioners that represent an important part in the Family Health Policy in Brazil and have several tasks.
Simone De Melo Costa, Flávia Ferreira Araújo   +1 more
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Addressing chronic disease through community health workers; a policy and systems-level approach : a policy brief on community health workers [PDF]

This document provides guidance and resources for implementing recommendations to integrate community health workers (CHWs) into community-based efforts to prevent chronic disease. After providing general information on CHWs in the United States, it sets

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Roles and Responsibilities of Community Health Workers in Louisiana Medicaid Managed Care Organizations

We explored the roles of community health workers (CHWs) working in Medicaid Managed Care Organizations in Louisiana by conducting 10 interviews with CHWs, supervisors, and administrators.
Jindal, Dakshu, Sugarman, Meredith, true, Gala, Wennerstrom, Ashley, Haywood, Catherine G.   +4 more
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Engagement of Community Health Workers in the Research Enterprise: A Survey of Organizations and the Research Roles Given CHWs

Community health workers (CHWs) have long been engaged by organizations to assist underserved populations with unmet health-related needs. CHWs’ roles in effectively addressing service and health barriers—for example, through navigation and health ...
Greene, Paul G., Felix, Holly C., Stewart, Kathryn, Lee, Delia   +3 more
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Emerging practices in diabetes prevention and control : engaging community health workers in diabetes self-management education programs [PDF]

Historically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\ue2\u20ac\u2122s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) has provided funding for state chronic disease programs on a disease-specific level ...

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