Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health care Outcomes) is an effort focused at providing training and mentorship to primary care providers for management of patients with complex conditions. This article looks at teleECHO, a clinic based out of the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center which aims to benefit individuals suffering from behavioural health and … [Read more...] about Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes): A new model for educating primary care providers about treatment of substance use disorders
North America (U.S. and Canada)
Driving the precision medicine highway: community health workers and patient navigators
Despite the availability of precision medicine – treatments tailored to patient’s particular needs based on their genetic make-up, environment and other factors – many minority or underserved populations do not have access to or cannot understand information related to precision medicine. This study proposes a coordinated expansion of community health worker and patient … [Read more...] about Driving the precision medicine highway: community health workers and patient navigators
Rethinking integrated nutrition‐health strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies in children under five in Mozambique
This paper presents the results of a study using trained CHWs to compare in-person auditory brainstem response (ABR). The intervention linked CHWs to a tele-medicine approach in a community-based pediatric hearing screening program; it concludes that a tele-medicine approach is viable. … [Read more...] about Rethinking integrated nutrition‐health strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies in children under five in Mozambique
Improving oral health in migrant and underserved populations: evaluation of an interactive, community-based oral health education program in Washington state
This paper presents evaluation results for a CHW-led oral health education program that uses an interactive approach to engage with participants. … [Read more...] about Improving oral health in migrant and underserved populations: evaluation of an interactive, community-based oral health education program in Washington state
A community-based diabetes group pilot incorporating a community health worker and photovoice methodology in an urban primary care practice
Over a three-month period, this study evaluated a community-based diabetes self-management intervention that incorporated photovoice and community health workers to identify diabetes management approaches that work in an African American community. … [Read more...] about A community-based diabetes group pilot incorporating a community health worker and photovoice methodology in an urban primary care practice