CHW Role

Creating connections from clinic to the community and beyond: Integrating community health workers into pediatric behavioral health care

This article explains how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can help children and families access mental health services by addressing challenges such as transportation, housing, and food insecurity. Because CHWs are trusted members of their communities, they can help families navigate healthcare, connect with services, and overcome barriers that may prevent children from … [Read more...] about Creating connections from clinic to the community and beyond: Integrating community health workers into pediatric behavioral health care

This study examined how Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Rwanda used blood pressure monitors and a mobile app to screen people for high blood pressure. Between 2023 and 2024, CHWs screened nearly 500,000 people, and about 63,000 were found to have high blood pressure and referred to health facilities. However, only 7.2% of those referred completed the referral, and nearly … [Read more...] about Driving NCD screening at scale: outcomes of a digital, CHW-led hypertension surveillance program in rural Rwanda

This study examined how traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and community health workers (CHWs) could help improve routine childhood vaccination in Kousseri, a hard-to-reach area of northern Cameroon. From July to September 2025, TBAs and CHWs were trained to educate communities, encourage parents to vaccinate their children, identify children who had missed vaccines, and refer … [Read more...] about Involving Traditional Birth Attendants and Community Health Workers to Promote Routine Immunization in a Hard-To-Reach Health District in Cameroon: Description of a Community-Based Implementation Approach

This study in the Philippines looked at how well community health workers understand HIV and how prepared they are to provide HIV education. Among 186 workers, most had good knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention and felt very prepared to educate others. However, some still had incorrect beliefs about how HIV spreads and held views that could contribute to stigma … [Read more...] about HIV Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Educational Readiness Among Community Health Workers in a Philippine City

This study looked at how community health workers in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Uganda understand the spread of schistosomiasis. Most knew that people can become infected through contact with contaminated water, but some also held other beliefs about how the disease spreads. These differences were linked to the health problems they see in their communities and the type and … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers’ Multiple Understandings of Schistosomiasis Transmission Pathways: Exploring Contextual Factors in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda