In recent years, community health workers (CHWs) have received renewed attention in light of critical shortages in the health workforce and emphasis on strengthening primary healthcare systems for achieving global health goals. CHWs are generally assumed to be a less expensive alternative compared with other cadres of health workers, notably with regard to salary and incentives … [Read more...] about Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health workers: evidence from a literature review
North America (U.S. and Canada)
Advancing Community Health Workers to Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Costs: Recommendations for the California State Health Care Innovation Plan
This report includes many excellent suggestions for how CHWs can be meaningfully incorporated into our four key Innovation Plan initiatives - Accountable Communities for Health, Health Homes for Patients with Complex Needs, Maternity Care, and Palliative Care - to improve health outcomes for California's diverse populations. … [Read more...] about Advancing Community Health Workers to Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Costs: Recommendations for the California State Health Care Innovation Plan
Positive Outlook: Working with HIV, Depression and Rehabilitation
Developing a new curriculum and interventions for front line workers related to depression among people living with or vulnerable to HIV and other episodic disabilities, to be integrated into an existing interprofessional learning course offered by CWGHR, focusing on rehabilitation in the context of HIV. (2011) … [Read more...] about Positive Outlook: Working with HIV, Depression and Rehabilitation
Patient-Centered Community Health Worker Intervention to Improve Posthospital Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Socioeconomic and behavioral factors can negatively influence posthospital outcomes among patients of low socioeconomic status (SES). Traditional hospital personnel often lack the time, skills, and community linkages required to address these factors. During hospital admission, CHWs worked with patients to create individualized action plans for achieving patients’ stated goals … [Read more...] about Patient-Centered Community Health Worker Intervention to Improve Posthospital Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
mPowering Frontline Health Workers: CHW Consultations
This report outlines a series of workshops convened by mPowering Frontline Health Workers and partners to consider whether the global health community is following the most beneficial route to provide relevant and effective health training for FLHWs. Focusing in particular on CHWs, who work directly in the communities they serve, the forums … [Read more...] about mPowering Frontline Health Workers: CHW Consultations