Shared during the 2015 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual meeting, Geoff Wilkinson and Durrell Fox presentation focused on community health workers and the social determinants of health. This document shares ways CHWs can help improve the negative effects of social determinants of health, describes risks associated with imprecise thinking about CHW impacts and the … [Read more...] about CHWs and Social Determinants of Health: How Far Upstream Are We looking?
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How CHW Leadership Strengthens Certification: A View from Two States
Shared during the 2015 American Public Health Association (APHA), this document summarizes CHW certification initiatives, describes certification in Florida and Massachusetts, and shares lessons about certification that may be useful in other states. … [Read more...] about How CHW Leadership Strengthens Certification: A View from Two States
iCCM Project Model Orientation Series: Global Health and WASH
As a part of World Vision's Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) Project Model Orientation Series, this webinar shares iCCM-focused strategies to effectively address health challenges experienced by mothers, children, and populations impacted by HIV and AIDS, and address WASH issues. The webinar includes information about iCCM, World Vision's approach using an … [Read more...] about iCCM Project Model Orientation Series: Global Health and WASH
Financing CHW Systems at Scale in sub-Saharan Africa: Workshop Report
This report from the One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign on the outcomes from its 2015 workshop, Financing Community Health Worker Systems at Scale in Sub-Saharan Africa, shows that there is a timely opportunity to invest in government-led scale-up of community health worker programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Released today, the report highlights the importance … [Read more...] about Financing CHW Systems at Scale in sub-Saharan Africa: Workshop Report
CDC Evaluation Coffee Break: Evaluating CHW Programs
Hello, and welcome to today’s Coffee Break presented by the Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Team in the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We are really fortunate to have Alberta Mirambeau as today’s presenter. Alberta is from CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and is a … [Read more...] about CDC Evaluation Coffee Break: Evaluating CHW Programs