This study explores how community health initiatives impact reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNCAH-N) in six Francophone West African countries—Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Senegal—through the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children, and Adolescents (GFF). Researchers analyzed various documents and … [Read more...] about How does community health feature in Global Financing Facility planning documents to support reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMNAH-N)? insights from six francophone West African countries
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Impact of community-based multidomain preventive health program on healthcare utilisation among elderly persons in Singapore: a propensity score matched and difference-in-differences study
This study looked at how a community health worker program called "My Health Map" (MHM) affects healthcare use among older adults in Bukit Batok township. The program included screenings, vaccinations, chronic disease management, and support services for individuals aged 40 and older. Researchers compared 299 participants in the MHM program with a similar group of 299 people … [Read more...] about Impact of community-based multidomain preventive health program on healthcare utilisation among elderly persons in Singapore: a propensity score matched and difference-in-differences study
eConsent administered by Community Health Workers in a study using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design-Experiences from the Community-Based chronic Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) project
In Lesotho, a study used electronic consent (eConsent) to improve data collection for a project involving community health workers (CHWs) who help manage type 2 diabetes and hypertension in remote villages. Over 100 CHWs, both caregivers and data collectors, used a tablet-based system to present simplified consent information and collect signatures electronically. This … [Read more...] about eConsent administered by Community Health Workers in a study using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design-Experiences from the Community-Based chronic Care Lesotho (ComBaCaL) project
Towards Health Justice: Implementing Structural Competency in Women’s Healthcare Education Towards Health Justice
Health disparities in women’s health, particularly among marginalized groups, persist due to structural factors like discrimination, lack of access to care, and socioeconomic inequities. This study reviews how structural competence, which trains healthcare providers to recognize these systemic issues, can address health inequalities. Key findings include the role of community … [Read more...] about Towards Health Justice: Implementing Structural Competency in Women’s Healthcare Education Towards Health Justice
ASHABot: An LLM-Powered Chatbot to Support the Informational Needs of Community Health Workers
This paper discusses ASHABot, a WhatsApp chatbot powered by AI, designed to help community health workers (CHWs) in India by providing them with medical information. The chatbot allowed CHWs to ask basic or sensitive questions privately, which they might hesitate to ask their supervisors. CHWs trusted ASHABot’s information and saw it as reliable. Supervisors also contributed … [Read more...] about ASHABot: An LLM-Powered Chatbot to Support the Informational Needs of Community Health Workers