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Community Health Workers (CHWs) as Innovators [PDF]

International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, 2018
Community health workers (CHWs) have a longstanding role in improving the health and well-being of underserved populations in resource-limited settings. CHWs are trusted in the communities they serve and are often able to see through solutions on community challenges that outside persons cannot.
Tyler Prentiss, John Zervos, Mohan Tanniru, Joseph Tan   +3 more
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Introduction: Why Community Health Workers (CHWs)?

2021
This introductory chapter describes Community Health Workers (CHWs), what they do, and why the CHW model should be fully engaged and embraced by the health and social services systems. This chapter uses the term Community Health Workers (CHWs) to describe a variety of titles that fall under the CHW umbrella; while there are numerous terms to describe ...
St. John, Julie Ann, Mayfield-Johnson, Susan L., Hernández-Gordon, Wandy D.   +2 more
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Integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) into Health Care Organizations

Journal of Community Health, 2017
Health care organizations increasingly employ community health workers (CHWs) to help address growing provider shortages, improve patient outcomes, and increase access to culturally sensitive care among traditionally inaccessible or disenfranchised patient populations.
Julianne Payne
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Community Health Worker (CHW) Movement in Hawai'i: Moving Towards a CHW Association.

Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health, 2020
This editorial presents the perspectives of allies - a group of governmental, university and public health organizations that support the creation of a professional association for CHWs in Hawai'i. We support the efforts of CHWs as they organize and move towards establishing a professional association.
Jessica, Yamauchi, Rie L, Kuhaulua, Stephanie, Moir, Claudia, Hartz, Alexis T, Barnett-Sherrill, Cristina L, Vocalan, Roella V, Foronda, Gregg S, Kishaba   +7 more
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Improving Adherence to Care Recommendations Using a Community Health Worker (CHW) Intervention with the Pediatric Medical Home

Journal of Community Health, 2016
While CHW interventions improve health outcomes, evidence identifying specific domains of CHW-delivered support resulting in positive outcomes is limited. Our goals were to identify domains of CHW-delivered support that assist families with adhering to recommended pediatric care; and, to identify predictors of successful completion of an enriched ...
Sarah P, Justvig, Justine, Li, Giuseppina, Caravella, Minqin, Chen, Hua, Wang, Lisa A, Benz Scott, Susmita, Pati   +6 more
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“I was not Invited to be a [CHW] … I asked to be one”: Motives for Community Mobilization among Women Community Health Workers in Mexico

Health Education & Behavior, 2001
Despite health educators’ revitalized interest in community mobilization for health, little attention has been given to participants’ motives for mobilizing. The purpose of this article is to contribute to the understanding of community mobilizing by analyzing the motives for mobilization among a group of women community health workers (CHWs), members ...
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Knowledge and Practice of different cadres of community health workers (CHWs) as in Anambra State, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, 2004
This was a comparative descriptive study of 300 Community Health Workers (CHWs) of Different cadres chosen from 10 randomly selected LGAs in Anambra State to assess their knowledge and management skills for ARI in children less than 5 years of age. This study did not reveal significant intercadre differences regarding knowledge and management skills ...
Okonkwo, P., Osibogun, A., Onwuasoigwe, C.   +2 more
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Author response for "Recognizing the need for standardized training for community health workers (CHWs)"

2023
null Shilpa Kalluru, null Savannah Pearson Ayala, null Dana Peters, null Christina Zarcadoolas, null Taraneh Shirazian   +4 more
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Review for "Recognizing the need for standardized training for community health workers (CHWs)"

2023
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