A new quality improvement program to increase the knowledge and skills of community health on an American Indian Reservation related to diabetes was tested. The authors found that the program improved knowledge and management of diabetes. … [Read more...] about Diabetes training for community health workers on an American Indian reservation
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Work of community health agents in the Family Health Strategy: meta-synthesis
This review looks at the perception of Brazilian community health agents about their work and outlines the difficulties and positive aspects in their daily work. … [Read more...] about Work of community health agents in the Family Health Strategy: meta-synthesis
Social representations of community health agents about prostate cancer
Using a questionnaire and semi-structured interview, this paper investigates the social representations of community health workers about prostrate cancer. … [Read more...] about Social representations of community health agents about prostate cancer
Delivering comprehensive HIV services across the HIV care continuum: a comparative analysis of survival and progress towards 90-90-90 in rural Malawi
The Neno HIV programme, which incorporated community health workers, increased survival and retention rates compared to other distrits in Malawi. … [Read more...] about Delivering comprehensive HIV services across the HIV care continuum: a comparative analysis of survival and progress towards 90-90-90 in rural Malawi
Ongoing training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review of the literature
This literature review examines the training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income counties with special attention to detailing current delivery implementation and evaluation of training provision. … [Read more...] about Ongoing training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review of the literature