Community Health Workers, or CHWs, play an important role in helping a person navigate a cancer diagnosis. This quick guide aim to enable CHWs: 1. Help patients communicate more effectively with their healthcare team. 2. Empower patients to maintain communication with their healthcare team. … [Read more...] about Quick Guide – Improving Communication With Healthcare Teams for CHWs
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The role of community health workers in a collaborative care management intervention for cancer pain management: a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial
This study aimed to explore the potential of community health workers (CHWs) in helping rural and Hispanic/Latino cancer patients manage pain. The researchers surveyed and interviewed 12 experienced CHWs to understand their comfort levels, challenges, and needs for delivering a new pain management program. Most CHWs felt confident about working with cancer patients remotely, … [Read more...] about The role of community health workers in a collaborative care management intervention for cancer pain management: a feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial
Comorbidities And Reducing InEquitieS (CARES): Feasibility of self-monitoring and community health worker support in management of comorbidities among Black breast and prostate cancer patients
This study aimed to test if self-monitoring and support from community health workers (CHWs) could help Black individuals with breast or prostate cancer manage other health conditions like hypertension and diabetes. 61 patients participated, using a home device to track blood pressure (BP) and blood glucose (BG) levels over six months. Most participants were able to regularly … [Read more...] about Comorbidities And Reducing InEquitieS (CARES): Feasibility of self-monitoring and community health worker support in management of comorbidities among Black breast and prostate cancer patients
From the Ground Up: Building and Implementing a Successful CHW/Promotor(a) Program for Cancer Screening, Training, Education, and Prevention
The Texas C-STEP program helps reduce cancer disparities in rural and underserved areas by training community health workers (CHWs) to provide cancer education, screenings, and early detection services. The program has trained over 33 CHWs, formed 1,500 partnerships, educated 30,000 people, conducted 8,300 screenings, and diagnosed 69 cancers. While successes include increased … [Read more...] about From the Ground Up: Building and Implementing a Successful CHW/Promotor(a) Program for Cancer Screening, Training, Education, and Prevention
Development of Texas’s First Chinese American Community Health Worker Certification for Family Health History-Based Cancer Prevention
To reduce cancer disparities, this study created a Texas certification program to train Chinese American community health workers (CHWs) in using family health history (FHH) for cancer prevention. The 160-hour program trained 46 CHWs, who provided FHH-based cancer prevention services to 1,129 Chinese Americans. This initiative helps build a skilled public health workforce and … [Read more...] about Development of Texas’s First Chinese American Community Health Worker Certification for Family Health History-Based Cancer Prevention