In this study, researchers conducted a needs assessment for a community health worker program designed to facilitate lung cancer screening among Chinese immigrant for-hire drivers. Researchers conducted interviews with 13 health professionals who served Chinese communities in New York City, United States. Participants were introduced to the CHW intervention, the IMPaCT, or … [Read more...] about Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Adapting a Community Health Worker Model to Facilitate Lung Cancer Screening for Chinese For-Hire Vehicle Drivers
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Focused Training of Community Health Volunteers on Cervical Cancer in Rural Kisumu
In this quasi-experimental study, authors assessed the impacts of a training on the knowledge of cervical cancer and screening among community health volunteers in Kenya. Researchers recruited 425 CHVs from two sub-counties and assigned them to the intervention or control arm. In the intervention arm, CHVs received a three hour training about the risk factors, symptoms, and … [Read more...] about Focused Training of Community Health Volunteers on Cervical Cancer in Rural Kisumu
Implementation of evidence-based multiple focus integrated intensified TB screening to end TB (EXIT-TB) package in East Africa: a qualitative study
The purpose of this paper was to present the accounts of participants from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia regarding the implementation of EXIT-TB, and suggestions for scaling up the initiative. EXIT-TB is an evidence-based, multiple focus integrated intensified TB screening package in the East African region, aimed at increasing TB case detection and the number of … [Read more...] about Implementation of evidence-based multiple focus integrated intensified TB screening to end TB (EXIT-TB) package in East Africa: a qualitative study