The chronic shortage of health workers globally is a major obstacle when trying to provide crucial health care delivery in areas of the world where it is needed the most. A way to approach this issue has been to “task shift” health professional roles to providers such as lay health workers (LHW), a “lay person” that has been trained to provide health services but is not a … [Read more...] about Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programs to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis
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Preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers
Healthcare workers can be susceptible to work related stress. This may be a result of the high expectations they face in their work place, the absence of social support among colleagues, time restraints, and a lack of resources and training. Occupational stress for healthcare workers has the potential to lead to physical illness, “burnout”, or distress and may become an … [Read more...] about Preventing occupational stress in healthcare workers
Shifting management of a community volunteer system for improved child health outcomes: results from an operations research study in Burundi
Community-based strategies that foster frequent contact between caregivers of children under five and provide credible sources of health information are essential to improve child survival. Care Groups are a community-based implementation strategy for the delivery of social and behavior change interventions. This study assessed if supervision of Care Group activities by … [Read more...] about Shifting management of a community volunteer system for improved child health outcomes: results from an operations research study in Burundi
Interprofessional Teamwork and Collaboration Between Community Health Workers and Healthcare Teams: An Integrative Review
Community health workers (CHWs) can improve outcomes for underserved people. Evidence exists that CHW interventions in underserved populations improve health care management, disease prevention, and health promotion. Community health workers improve management of chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, maternal–child health issues, increase health promotion activities … [Read more...] about Interprofessional Teamwork and Collaboration Between Community Health Workers and Healthcare Teams: An Integrative Review
Establishing Village Health Clubs to improve community health worker motivation and performance
Malaria Consortium’s inSCALE project has been working in Uganda to help scale up quality integrated community case management programmes to improve child health. This Learning Paper details the process of establishing Village Health Clubs with the aim of improving the motivation and performance of community health workers – known as village health team members (VHTs) in … [Read more...] about Establishing Village Health Clubs to improve community health worker motivation and performance