The Role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Health Promotion Research: Ethical Challenges and Practical Solutions [PDF]
Health Promotion Practice, 2009 This article aims to describe the role of community health workers (CHWs) in health promotion research and address the challenges and ethical concerns associated with this research approach. A series of six focus groups are conducted with project managers and investigators (n = 5 to 11 per session) who have worked with CHWs in health promotion research.
Terpstra, Jennifer +3 more
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Delivery of public health services by community health workers (CHWs) in primary health care settings in China: a systematic review (1996–2016) [PDF]
Global Health Research and Policy, 2018 Jiang Li, Pinpin Zheng, Shenglan Tang
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The Community Health Worker (CHW) Common Indicators Project: Engaging CHWs in Measurement to Sustain the Profession [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Despite progress in documenting the outcomes of Community Health Worker interventions, the lack of standardized measures to assess CHW practice has made it difficult for programs to conduct reliable evaluations, and impossible to aggregate data across programs and regions, impeding commitment to sustainable, long-term financing of CHW programs.
Rodela, Keara +6 more
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How do community health workers institutionalise: An analysis of Brazil’s CHW programme [PDF]
Global Public Health, 2021 Community health workers (CHWs) are framed as the link between communities and the formal health system. CHWs must establish trusting relationships with the community and with the broader health service. How to find the optimal balance between the various strands of work for CHWs, and how to formalise this, has been the focus of different studies.
Morgana G. Martins Krieger +7 more
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Contribution and Challenges of Community Health Workers in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals
National Journal of Community Medicine, 2022 Background: Community health workers (CHWs) are a renewed focus in the 2030 SDGs. CHWs support equitable coverage for preventive, promotive, and curative services as healthcare partners.
Jyothi Kurapati +1 more
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Understanding the public health role, motivations, and perceptions of Community Health Workers deployed to Low-Income Housing in Richmond, Virginia [PDF]
, 2023 Background For the US health indicators to improve to the level of other developed countries, the use of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in vulnerable populations has been indicated as a possible long-term intervention.
Westhoff, Charlie +6 more
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Who could be One Health Activist at the community level?: A case for India
Human Resources for Health, 2021 Background Community health workers (CHWs) are the mainstay of the public health system, serving for decades in low-resource countries. Their multi-dimensional work in various health care services, including the prevention of communicable diseases and ...
Sandul Yasobant +4 more
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South African Family Practice, 2019 Background: In 2011, South Africa established ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) comprising Community Health Workers as part of strategies to strengthen primary healthcare. The new community health workers (CHWs) lacked experience of the programme.
S. L.N. Nyalunga +4 more
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Health Equity, 2021 Purpose: Community health workers (CHWs) are trusted community leaders and public health workers dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of community members.
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Community health worker team integration in Medicaid managed care: Insights from a national study
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionCommunity health workers (CHWs) have historically worked in community-based settings. Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) are integrating CHWs into their teams, largely to support social determinants of health.
Ashley Wennerstrom +6 more
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