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Community performance-based financing in health: Incentivizing mothers and community health workers to improve maternal health outcomes in Rwanda

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This paper is one of a series of background papers commissioned by WHO for the October, 2011, World Conference on Social Determinants of Health. It describes Rwanda's attempt to improve maternal indicators by pairing a community performance-based financing (CPBF) strategy to empower CHWs with a strategy to incentivize mothers. The pilot intervention was conducted in 31 of … [Read more...] about Community performance-based financing in health: Incentivizing mothers and community health workers to improve maternal health outcomes in Rwanda

Community Health Workers Evidence-Based Models Toolbox- HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy

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This is a tool created by the U.S. Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) (a program of the Health Resources and Services Administration) to support the development of CHW programming in rural areas in the U.S.. It draws on and shares lessons learned from proven CHW program models. The toolkit has eight modules: Introduction to CHWs; CHW Program Models; Training Approaches for … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers Evidence-Based Models Toolbox- HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy

Community Health Workers: Policy and Systems-Level Approach

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This document provides guidance and resources for implementing policy recommendations to integrate CHWs into community-based efforts to prevent chronic disease. After providing general information on CHWs in the United States, it sets forth evidence demonstrating the value and impact of CHWs in preventing and managing a variety of chronic diseases, including heart disease and … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers: Policy and Systems-Level Approach