This study examines the effects of community health workers on participation in the Heart Smarts program implemented by the Food Trust. Results show higher participant retention rates and lower blood pressure rates in stores that had community health workers. The authors suggest that having community health workers in other sites would increase the number of repeat visits and … [Read more...] about Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker in the Heart Smarts Corner Stores
Recruitment and Retention
The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a national cohort study in Rwanda
This research paper found that community health workers play a role in reducing attrition rates in longitudinal prospective surveys. … [Read more...] about The role of community health workers and local leaders in reducing attrition among participant in the AIDS indicator survey and HIV incidence in a national cohort study in Rwanda
Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries
This review examined the effectiveness of interventions for improving the performance of CHWs in low- and middle-income countries. … [Read more...] about Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries
A rapid review of the rate of attrition from the health workforce
This review covers studies published since 2005 that involve attrition rates of health workers. Understanding attrition from the health workforce is critical to workforce planning, especially since many places have shortages of health workers. … [Read more...] about A rapid review of the rate of attrition from the health workforce
Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
This resource from USAID and MCHIP provides an overview of large-scale CHW programs from 13 countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Case studies address the historical context of CHWs, the health needs of the country, the scope of work of the CHWs, CHW training, support and … [Read more...] about Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs