To be sure, many questions exist pertaining to the scalability and sustainability of CHW programs. Despite the presence of country examples, not a lot is known about large-scale CHW programs that have been sustained over a relatively long period of time. Documentation of these programs, including how they were scaled up and how they have been sustained, is … [Read more...] about The Scalability and Sustainability of CHW Programs
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Welcome to CHW Central Conversations
Welcome to CHW Central! This site is designed to be a "community of practice," which means it exists for you but also requires you and other members of the community to participate in order to make it valuable. In this 'Conversations with...' section of the site you will have the opportunity to hear from people working at the forefront of designing, implementing and … [Read more...] about Welcome to CHW Central Conversations
Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix Operations Research
As we near the 2015 target for the Millennium Development Goals, vast challenges remain to providing accessible health care for underserved populations. The global public health community recognizes that we can’t reach key health goals without community health workers (CHW). Yet, we have few tools for assessing - let alone improving - community health worker program … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix Operations Research