We Are Health Curriculum is a capacity-building curriculum for CHWs that was designed by staff at the CCC. The curriculum is based on the core roles and competencies identified in the National Community Health Advisor Study. … [Read more...] about We Are Health Curriculum
Issue papers
Informal Health Workers: To Be Encouraged or Condemned?
Informal health workers are found in every health system, and the impact of their role increases as the strength of the formal sector weakens. Informal health workers can be significant players in communities and deserve to be acknowledged, encouraged and supported. This editorial discusses the role informal health workers play in different countries and ways to collaborate … [Read more...] about Informal Health Workers: To Be Encouraged or Condemned?
Community Health Workers – A Local Solution to a Global Problem
This paper urges scaling up the communityhealth workforce in the United States to improve health outcomes, reduce health care costs, and create jobs. The most crucial lesson from global CHW programs is that the community rootedness of CHWs should be retained through careful, representative selection and by ensuring that CHWs spend most of their time in the … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers – A Local Solution to a Global Problem
Community health workers: an opportunity for reverse innovation
Prabhjot Singh and Jeffrey Sachs' Viewpoint (July 27, p 363) describes well the rationale for scaling-up a subsystem of community health workers (CHWs) in sub-Saharan Africa and the progress to date. It is well recognised that CHWs can bring multiple benefits to individuals and populations, and improve efficiency and equity within health systems. WHO now recommends an … [Read more...] about Community health workers: an opportunity for reverse innovation
The Role of Non-Traditional Health Workers in Oregon’s Health Care System
The Non-Traditional Health Worker (NTHW) Subcommittee embarked on a process to develop recommendations on core competencies and education and training requirements for NTHWs, as well as to advise on additional concepts regarding the role of NTHWs. Briefly, the Subcommittee defined the scope of work under the following four roles: Outreach and … [Read more...] about The Role of Non-Traditional Health Workers in Oregon’s Health Care System