CHW Voices Posts

Addressing the Overlooked Crisis: Advancing Eye Health Awareness and Services

Eye health is a crucial yet often underestimated aspect of overall well-being. Despite its global prevalence, vision impairment and eye care remain largely absent from international health discourse and national health strategies. This article sheds li …

Community Health Education Workers

“Ms. Kelso, we have Cameron here in the nurse’s office saying that his stomach and throat hurt for the third time this week. Would you like to talk to him?” I knew something was wrong when the school nurse called me nearly every day to tell me that my …

Assessing the Progress of Community Health in Kenya since Devolution: A Critical Review of Achievements and Challenges

Kenya is a country that has faced numerous challenges in the health sector over the years. After devolution- decentralization of political and administrative power to counties – was adopted in 2013, Kenyans expected the county governments to play a mor …

Championing a Movement to Pay and Professionalize Community Health Workers with Margaret Odera

Find the podcast here. This episode explores the journey of Margaret Odera, a Community Health Worker and mentor mother in Kenya. Following her HIV diagnosis, Margaret received life-changing support from a mentor mother, which inspired her to dedicate …

CHWs Take the Charge: Empowering CHWs to Lead in the United States

1.CHWs: A Growing Field The Community Health Worker field is growing as CHWs are becoming recognized as an essential need in healthcare systems. CHW interventions influence favorable health outcomes for many vulnerable populations who face social barr …