In Nepal, female community health volunteers (FCHV) provide health services to mitigate cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Using a mixed methods approach, researchers administered a CVD risk screening questionnaire to 491 adults and conducted focus groups among FCHVs to understand perceptions of CVD risk screening. The authors concluded that there is a strong potential to … [Read more...] about Engaging Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) for cardiovascular diseases risk screening in Nepal
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 5. Roles and tasks
Successful CHW programs are well planned and considerations about work and workload are carefully thought through in advance. This paper highlights the need to consult with local CHW’s as well as previous literature when planning roles and tasks for CHWs for new programs. It provides a list of 10 questions that can help program planners consider important issues when … [Read more...] about Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 5. Roles and tasks
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CHW Associations lead workforce advocacy, ensuring workforce development, enhancing equity and helping improve employment opportunities and working conditions. Creating functioning and sustainable associations is difficult and there is so much that associations can learn from one another, even across countries. CHW Central is collecting information from CHW associations, … [Read more...] about CHW Catalog
Opioid Use Disorder Course
Trainees will gain knowledge in treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and conducting outreach programs in their communities. … [Read more...] about Opioid Use Disorder Course
Promissory Capital: State Legitimacy among Women Community Health Workers in India
In India, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) play a vital role in providing care for marginalized communities. ASHAs remain hopeful that their role as vital community health workers will eventually become professionalized through the government. The author of this article argues that the state’s ability to provide hope to its ASHA workers of a professionalized, … [Read more...] about Promissory Capital: State Legitimacy among Women Community Health Workers in India