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US
- How the federal funding freeze is impacting community health and Head Start programs
- Meeting Community Needs
- Expanding Our Impact: Addressing Social Determinants of Health
- Addressing Cancer Care Barriers Through Community Outreach and Support
- How Will Lawmakers Respond to Georgia’s Health Care Crisis in 2025
- Blessing Hospital invests in community health to reduce pregnancy risks with state grant
Global
- Uganda Strengthens Ebola Preparedness with Community Health Worker Training
- Mass layoffs of Kenyan staff loom after Trump aid freeze
- MoH Deploys 222 Community Health Workers in Namutumba to Strengthen Grassroots Healthcare
- The critical role of community health workers in Fiji and how the first response is so important after a natural disaster
- Ogun State Government To Recruit 400 Senior Community Health Workers
- U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze Sparks Confusion About What ‘Lifesaving’ Means
CHW Voices
A Year as a CHW Ambassador: Reflecting on the Journey Towards Empowering Community Health Workers
It is surreal to think that it has already been one year since Mark and I became the first CHW Central Ambassadors. It feels like we were just getting started! After accepting our roles, Mark and I talked for an hour and a half on WhatsApp about our experiences living on opposite sides of the world. We quickly built a bond over what we had in common as CHV/CHWs. We’d…
Addressing the Overlooked Crisis: Advancing Eye Health Awareness and Services
Eye health is a crucial yet often underestimated aspect of overall well-being. Despite its global prevalence, vision impairment and eye care remain largely absent from international health discourse and national health strategies. This article sheds light on the current state of eye health awareness and services, focusing on the situation in Kenya. It emphasizes the role of community health volunteers (CHVs) and proposes strategies to integrate eye care into the…
Community Health Education Workers
“Ms. Kelso, we have Cameron here in the nurse’s office saying that his stomach and throat hurt for the third time this week. Would you like to talk to him?” I knew something was wrong when the school nurse called me nearly every day to tell me that my son, a 2nd grader, was in her office after lunch again. For several weeks, it was the same pattern. Sobbing into…
Assessing the Progress of Community Health in Kenya since Devolution: A Critical Review of Achievements and Challenges
Kenya is a country that has faced numerous challenges in the health sector over the years. After devolution- decentralization of political and administrative power to counties – was adopted in 2013, Kenyans expected the county governments to play a more significant role in improving community health. However, despite the efforts made over the last decade, there are still gaps that need to be addressed to ensure that the community health…
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Comparing apples with apples: A proposed taxonomy for “Community Health Workers” and other front-line health workers for international comparisons
This paper introduces a clearer way to classify Community Health Workers (CHWs) and others involved in community health. It highlights how the…
Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda
This study assessed the community health system in Uganda to understand its readiness for a new government-led community health worker project. It…
Community Health Workers and Family Caregivers: Opportunities to Enhance Connection with Community Resources for Aging Populations and Families
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers emphasizes helping caregivers connect with health and community services. One way to do this…