Although community health workers are key members of the healthcare workforce in Brazil, many are women who face poor working conditions. Researchers investigated the ways in which COVID-19 enhanced the existing poor working conditions and created new ones for the CHW workforce in Brazil. The authors found that CHWs were expected to provide care without the proper personal … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and health promotion in Brazil: community health workers between vulnerability and resistance
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Leveraging latent assets to strengthen the COVID-19 response and vaccine roll-out in Africa
Despite the success of COVID19 vaccine development globally, Africa continues to face challenges related to COVID19 vaccine distribution. Based on their experience in Kenya, the authors identified crucial latent aspects of communities that can enhance the COVID19 response and vaccine distribution such as community health worker-led community-based healthcare and leveraging … [Read more...] about Leveraging latent assets to strengthen the COVID-19 response and vaccine roll-out in Africa
Maintaining population health in low‐ and middle‐income countries during the Covid‐19 pandemic: Why we should be investing in Community Health Workers
Community health workers (CHWs) are well positioned to play an essential role in the COVID-19 response. The authors of this paper discuss the success of CHWs in the Philippines, highlighting the substantial integration as a critical part of the healthcare workforce which has allowed CHWs to significantly support COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The authors further emphasize that … [Read more...] about Maintaining population health in low‐ and middle‐income countries during the Covid‐19 pandemic: Why we should be investing in Community Health Workers
The role of community health workers in COVID-19 vaccination: Implementation and support guide
The WHO developed a guide to support governments with essential vaccine distribution efforts to combat the global COVID-19 epidemic. They emphasize the crucial role of community health workers (CHWs) in distributing vaccines and recommend the following for utilizing CHWs in vaccine distribution efforts: (1) CHWs be involved at every stage of the distribution process; (2) CHWs … [Read more...] about The role of community health workers in COVID-19 vaccination: Implementation and support guide
Community health workers and non-clinical patient navigators: A critical COVID-19 pandemic workforce
This paper comments on the ways that community health workers should be deployed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. CHWs are members of the communities they serve, making them skilled in community engagement and health communication at a time when social distancing mandates are a possible barrier in connecting vulnerable communities to resources. The authors … [Read more...] about Community health workers and non-clinical patient navigators: A critical COVID-19 pandemic workforce