Sierra Leone has faced major health crises like Ebola, COVID-19, and mpox, which revealed how weak the health system is. Community Health Workers (CHWs) have played a key role in reaching people in remote areas, helping with contact tracing, public education, and keeping health services going. However, they face challenges like poor training, low pay, lack of supplies, and not … [Read more...] about Community health workers role in combating public health emergencies lessons from Sierra Leone
CHW programs
Scaling an Evidence-Based Community Health Worker Program With Fidelity: Results and Lessons Learned
This study looked at how a structured community health worker (CHW) program called IMPaCT was put into place at five different sites. The program helps CHWs get proper training, support, and supervision while being flexible to local needs. Three of the five sites successfully ran the program for three years and saw fewer hospital visits among patients. The results suggest that … [Read more...] about Scaling an Evidence-Based Community Health Worker Program With Fidelity: Results and Lessons Learned
Role of Community Health Workers in Provision of Health Services in Assiut Governorate, Egypt.
This study looked at what Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Assiut, Egypt actually do, especially in family planning. All 250 CHWs were women, mostly under 40, and mainly hired by the Ministry of Health. They supported mothers and children with services like health education, pregnancy care, breastfeeding, and family planning. CHWs also helped with health campaigns and noticed … [Read more...] about Role of Community Health Workers in Provision of Health Services in Assiut Governorate, Egypt.
The importance of role and setting in health system social determinants of health screening results
This study looked at how different healthcare workers screen patients for social needs at Henry Ford Health in Detroit. In 2023, over one million screenings were done, mostly by Medical Assistants (MAs), but they found fewer needs compared to Community Health Workers (CHWs), case managers, and paramedics, who identified more issues even though they did fewer screenings. CHWs … [Read more...] about The importance of role and setting in health system social determinants of health screening results
Beyond the Manuscript: “Carrying the weight of a broken system”: Community Health Worker and Peer Recovery Specialist roles transformed
This podcast episode from Progress in Community Health Partnerships features a conversation with the authors of the article "Carrying the Weight of a Broken System," which looks at how the roles of Community Health Workers and Peer Recovery Specialists are changing. The guests—Arryn Guy, Anthony Thigpen, and Jon Soske—talk with Editor-in-Chief Hal Strelnick about their work in … [Read more...] about Beyond the Manuscript: “Carrying the weight of a broken system”: Community Health Worker and Peer Recovery Specialist roles transformed