The Nepal Ministry of Health and Population developed a pilot program conforming to the 2017 World Health Organization CHW guidelines. Prajwol Nepal and colleagues evaluated data from this program collected between July 2017 and July 2018 to estimate the average per capita annual cost of the program. Costs ranged from US$1.94 to US$4.70 with an average of $3.05 per capita. The … [Read more...] about Costing analysis of a pilot Community Health Worker program in rural Nepal
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Implementation costs of a community health worker delivered weight loss intervention in black churches serving underserved communities
Black communities experience higher rates of obesity than others, increasing risk for diabetes and other weight-related health conditions. Karen Kim Yeary and colleagues assessed the cost of implementing a CHW-led Diabetes Prevention Program adapted for rural black communities. Participants across 31 churches received a 16-session weight loss information over a six month … [Read more...] about Implementation costs of a community health worker delivered weight loss intervention in black churches serving underserved communities
Modelling cost benefit of community-oriented primary care in rural South Africa
Research demonstrates the effectiveness of CHWs and community-based health programs to expand universal health care to low-income, rural populations. Rod Bennett and his colleagues assessed the cost and feasibility of implementing a CHW program in the Waterberg district of Limpopo province in South Africa, a region that has not yet achieved community-oriented primary care. The … [Read more...] about Modelling cost benefit of community-oriented primary care in rural South Africa
Community health workers in action: Community-clinical linkages for diabetes prevention and hypertension management at 3 community health centers
A 2014 Center for Disease Control and Prevention cooperative agreement enabled the Hawai’i Department of Health to partner with federally qualified health centers (FWHCs) to target local-level health systems interventions. One intervention used CHWs to target diabetes prevention and hypertension control. David Stupplebeen and his colleagues examined the facilitators and … [Read more...] about Community health workers in action: Community-clinical linkages for diabetes prevention and hypertension management at 3 community health centers
Online versus in-person training of community health workers to enhance hepatitis B virus screening among Korean Americans: Evaluating cost & outcomes
Korean Americans experience chronic hepatitis B Virus (HBV) at alarming rates, attributable in part to a lack of awareness, screening, and vaccination against HBV. CHWs serve an important role in screening and vaccinating Korean Americans for HBV and HBV-related problems, but limited research has evaluated the cost of training these CHWs to provide care. Theresa Shireman and … [Read more...] about Online versus in-person training of community health workers to enhance hepatitis B virus screening among Korean Americans: Evaluating cost & outcomes