Rural Health

Community Health Worker Perspectives on Building Patient-Provider Trust in Rural Communities of the San Joaquin Valley, California: A Qualitative Study

This study explored how community health workers help build trust between patients and healthcare providers. Through group discussions with workers from rural health centers in California, the study found that trust is affected by power differences between providers and patients, the quality of communication, and respect for patients’ culture and language. Community health … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Perspectives on Building Patient-Provider Trust in Rural Communities of the San Joaquin Valley, California: A Qualitative Study

This study developed and tested a tool to measure how easy and acceptable mobile health apps are for community health workers in Rwanda. The tool was adapted from existing questionnaires and simplified to match the local language and education level of health workers. After testing it with experts and community health workers, the final 22-question tool was found to be clear, … [Read more...] about Adapting and Validating Tools to Assess the Usability and Acceptability of mHealth Tools Among Community Health Workers in Rural Settings: Development and Usability Study

This review looked at what shapes how rural communities view the services provided by community health workers. After analyzing studies from 15 countries, three main factors stood out. First, how services are delivered; such as availability, access, and quality; strongly affects perception. Second, trust matters, including whether community members see CHWs as competent and … [Read more...] about Factors Influencing Community Members’ Perception of Primary Health Care Services Delivered by Community Health Workers in Rural Areas: A Systematic Review

In remote areas of French Guiana, a Mobile Public Health Team (MPHT) was created to improve healthcare access for multicultural Amazonian populations. The team, made up of nurses and community health mediators, provides health education and outreach, often working with community leaders. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they reached over 6,000 people and conducted health promotion … [Read more...] about Title of the Community Case Study: Nurse-community health mediator pairs: a promising model for promoting the health of populations in remote areas of the French Amazon

In Liberia, children face challenges like poor nutrition, lack of stimulation, and illness, which can harm their development. This study tested an intervention that combined parenting support with providing eggs and fish for better child feeding. Thirty caregivers and their children participated in group sessions and received food for four weeks. The intervention was delivered … [Read more...] about Integrated child nutrition, parenting, and health intervention in rural Liberia: A mixed-methods feasibility study