Evaluations of Community Health Worker programs consistently document improvements in health, yet few articles clearly describe the roles of Community Health Workers (CHWs) from the CHWs’ perspective. This article presents the CHWs’ points of view regarding the various roles they played in a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project, Poder es Salud/Power for Health … [Read more...] about Sitting in Different Chairs: Roles of the Community Health Workers in the Poder es Salud/Power for Health Project
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Community-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention Care and Support Project (COPHIA)
The COPHIA program emphasizes the provision of home-based care and support services by multi-purpose community-based health workers to vulnerable households coping with the burden of caring for seriously ill family members or orphans and vulnerable children. The COPHIA community-based health workers, with the support of clinical and non-clinical supervisors, provide the direct … [Read more...] about Community-Based HIV/AIDS Prevention Care and Support Project (COPHIA)
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: 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