This report is an interim summary of ongoing supply chain strengthening interventions focused on community health workers in Mozambique. The piloting of these interventions aims to improve the performance of the supply chain that provides these community health workers with antimalarial drugs, rapid diagnostic tests, male condoms, and essential medicines for a variety of … [Read more...] about Mozambique: Strengthening the Community Health Worker Supply Chain Preliminary Report
CHW Role
Preparing the Next Generation of Community Health Workers: The Power of Technology for Training
This extensive report gathered evidence and research to see if technology could be harnessed in transformative ways to address critical gaps in community health worker (CHW) training in Sub-Saharan Africa. It covers the importance of CHW, current approaches to CHW training, emerging evidence and opportunities. … [Read more...] about Preparing the Next Generation of Community Health Workers: The Power of Technology for Training
Community Health Worker Opportunities and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
This short article demonstrates potential opportunities for community health workers under the new Affordable Care Act. The role of CHWs has more recently become legitimized as their value to improving the efficacy of care is increasingly recognized. The Maricopa County Department of Public Health discusses the potential roles of CHWs and funding opportunities to promote … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Opportunities and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Building a National Research Agenda for the Community Health Worker Field
This document summarizes the results of a unique and rich dialogue during a two-day conference, in which for the first time a diverse group of individuals including CHWs, researchers and other stakeholders produced and prioritized a set of research questions about CHWs. That set of questions is the true heart of a potential research agenda. … [Read more...] about Building a National Research Agenda for the Community Health Worker Field
Community health workers “101” for primary care providers and other stakeholders in health care systems.
Today's ambulatory care providers face numerous challenges as they try to practice efficient, patient-centered medicine. This article explains how community health workers (CHWs) can be engaged to address many patient- and system-related barriers currently experienced in ambulatory care practices. Community health workers are frontline public health workers who serve as a … [Read more...] about Community health workers “101” for primary care providers and other stakeholders in health care systems.