This policy brief provides evidence-based recommendations to support community-based CHW services with sufficient resources to address social determinants of health. The goal of these recommendations is to increase the establishment of healthcare policies related to CHW services for communities facing health inequities. … [Read more...] about Addressing Social Determinants of Health through Community Health Workers: A Call to Action
CHW Role
Roles and Functions of Community Health Workers in Primary Care
A literature review and synthesis of the roles and functions of community health workers in primary care designed to provide insight on how to better to integrate community health workers in primary care. The article analyses 30 studies, 12 functions and 3 prominent CHW roles and discusses the implications of CHW training and clinical support in primary care. … [Read more...] about Roles and Functions of Community Health Workers in Primary Care
Community health workers and accountability: reflections from an international “think-in”
Community health workers and accountability: reflections from an international “think-in,” presents a commentary with recommendations for research and further development in the area of CHWs and improved general health system accountability.” … [Read more...] about Community health workers and accountability: reflections from an international “think-in”
Primary Health Care and Universal Health Coverage: the evidence on contributions and effectiveness of community health workers
On May 21, 2018, a side event was hosted by the Governments of Ethiopia and Ecuador at the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva, addressing the contributions and effectiveness of Community Health Workers in Primary Health Care and Universal Health Care Coverage. This background document, makes the case for the importance of CHWs in primary health care and the achievement of … [Read more...] about Primary Health Care and Universal Health Coverage: the evidence on contributions and effectiveness of community health workers
Improving data quality in community health programmes: Recommendations from inter-country research
This brief discusses how to improve data quality in community health programmes and references the role of community health volunteers in data collection. … [Read more...] about Improving data quality in community health programmes: Recommendations from inter-country research