This case study series is designed for leaders of community health worker/promotora (CHW/P) organizations seeking practical, values-driven ways to strengthen CHW/P capacity. It highlights how the National C3 Council framework (C3 Framework) can serve as a flexible, adaptable guide for workforce development at multiple levels. Each case shows how the framework can be combined … [Read more...] about Applying the C3 Framework to Advance CHW/P Capacity Building: A case study series
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Applying the C3 Framework to Advance CHW/P Capacity Building: A case study series
This case study series is designed for leaders of community health worker/promotora (CHW/P) organizations seeking practical, values-driven ways to strengthen CHW/P capacity. It highlights how the National C3 Council framework (C3 Framework) can serve as a flexible, adaptable guide for workforce development at multiple levels. Each case shows how the framework can be combined … [Read more...] about Applying the C3 Framework to Advance CHW/P Capacity Building: A case study series
Preserving a Transformative Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: El Sol’s CHW/P Training Center Approach
Through this case study of a CHW/P training program in southern California i.e., the El Sol CHW/P Training Center, it sought to build the capacity of organizations to expand their community transformation role as they integrate CHWs/Ps into their operations and mitigate the threat of CHW/P co-optation. It explains how a community-based CHW/P training center applied popular … [Read more...] about Preserving a Transformative Community Health Worker/Promotor Workforce: El Sol’s CHW/P Training Center Approach
Feasibility study of a novel mHealth clinical decision support application to enable Community Health Workers to manage hypertension in rural Guatemala
This pilot study tested whether community health workers in rural Guatemala could manage high blood pressure using a mobile phone app that guides treatment decisions. Over six months, most patients stayed in the program and attended their visits. Health workers’ treatment decisions closely matched those of supervising doctors, and patients’ blood pressure improved. The program … [Read more...] about Feasibility study of a novel mHealth clinical decision support application to enable Community Health Workers to manage hypertension in rural Guatemala
Design of Heart Well: A randomized pilot study of a community health worker-delivered nutrition intervention for low-income adults with hypertension
This study is testing whether adding simple nutrition counseling to a community health worker program can help low-income adults better manage high blood pressure. Participants receive guidance on reading food labels, eating healthy on a budget, and making practical food choices. The study will measure whether the approach is practical, well accepted, and whether it improves … [Read more...] about Design of Heart Well: A randomized pilot study of a community health worker-delivered nutrition intervention for low-income adults with hypertension