Human-Centered Design and the Last Mile: A collaborative approach to empowering community health workers drives innovation
Despite many challenges, Uganda’s village health teams deliver care to some of the nearly 85 percent of Ugandans who live in remote, hard-to-reach corners of the country, or the “last mile.” During some months, these committed volunteers know that they will have the medicines necessary to treat children dying of…
CHW Central Top Resources
Having trouble finding reference materials on CHWs? Here is our top 10 List! From time to time, we present the top 10 most read documents in our collection of research papers, best practices, evaluations and case studies. This list spans: CHW motivation and role development; assessment toolkits and training manuals;…
Massachusetts Paves the Path to CHW Certification
There are an estimated 3,000 Community Health Workers in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is developing a statewide certification process for CHWs and CHW training programs to recognize and professionalize this cadre; regulations should be available in the fall of 2014. Various stakeholders beyond the state agency are…
Community Health Workers: Tackling Avoidable Childhood Deaths from Malaria Head-on
In Uganda, over 18,000 children under five die from malaria each year. Delayed treatment is a common cause of childhood deaths, especially in rural Uganda where distance to health facilities presents a major challenge. “Most of the children would suffer from malaria, diarrhoea, and coughs. But instead of taking the…
CHWs dedicated to improving health are recognized with REAL Awards
The second week of April is “World Health Worker Week” globally, and “National Public Health Week” in the US. These events give us a chance to reflect on the important roles of medical and public health workers in making all our lives healthier and better. If you are inspired by…