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?
CHW Role
Community Health Workers: Part Of The Solution
Community health workers are recognized in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as important members of the health care workforce. The evidence shows that they can help improve health care access and outcomes; strengthen health care teams; and enhance quality of life for people in poor, underserved, and diverse communities. This article traces how … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers: Part Of The Solution
Paving a Path to Advance the Community Health Worker Workforce in New York State: A New Summary and Recommendations
The New York State Community Health Worker Initiative has researched the role of community health workers (CHWs) and identified how to advance this workforce through state-level recommendations on employment and practice, training and certification, and financing. In order for CHWs to be better integrated into the health care and social service systems, the … [Read more...] about Paving a Path to Advance the Community Health Worker Workforce in New York State: A New Summary and Recommendations
Community Health Workers Then and Now: An Overview of National Studies Aimed at Defining the Field
This article compares and contrasts 3 national studies of the US Community Health Worker (CHW) field spanning 15 years. Findings cover 4 areas of overlap among the 3 studies: CHW Demographics, Core Roles and Competencies, Training and Credentialing, and Career Advancement and Workforce Issues. Implications for the future development of research, practice, and policy are … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers Then and Now: An Overview of National Studies Aimed at Defining the Field
Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda
This study compared the performance of community health workers managing malaria and pneumonia with performance of those managing malaria alone in eastern Uganda and the factors influencing performance. … [Read more...] about Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda