Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) in India’s Child Development Services program represent the largest CHW cadre in the world, but factors influencing employee performance remain understudied. Aparna John and colleagues interviewed AWWs to understand factors driving their performance within the program. Results indicated that the most common constraints to performance included a lack of … [Read more...] about Factors influencing the performance of community health workers: A qualitative study of Anganwadi Workers from Bihar, India
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Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO
The University of New Mexico created Project ECHO to enable telementoring between health experts and health care providers in isolated and underserved areas. Joanna Katzman evaluated the effectiveness of 10 Project ECHO programs designed to provide COVID-19-related mentoring in New Mexico, among which included a seven week program to connect CHWs with subject matter experts. … [Read more...] about Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO
Evaluation of an Integrated Health Promotion Program for a low-income urban population: Findings and lessons learned
Chronic disease progression is driven in part by unhealthy eating habits, limited knowledge about healthy nutrition, and accessibility of healthy food sources. Linda Weiss and colleagues evaluated the impact of a CHW- and nurse-led program to provide nutrition education, cooking classes, weekly farm shares, and other health promotion services. Program implementation led to … [Read more...] about Evaluation of an Integrated Health Promotion Program for a low-income urban population: Findings and lessons learned
Community-based participatory design of a community health worker breast cancer training intervention for South Florida Latinx farmworkers
Communities with limited access to medical care benefit from CHW-led education for noncommunicable diseases such as breast cancer. Natalia Rodriguez recruited community members to help design a culturally-appropriate, CHW-led education for breast cancer awareness and screening among South Floridian Latinx farmworkers. Implementation of this program demonstrated effective … [Read more...] about Community-based participatory design of a community health worker breast cancer training intervention for South Florida Latinx farmworkers
Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa – a non-randomized two-group comparison study
Maternal and child health outcomes improve with the implementation of CHW home-visiting in urban areas, but less is known about their effects in rural South Africa. Karl le Roux and colleagues compared a rural area with CHW to one without CHWs to determine the effectiveness of CHW home-visits on maternal and child health. CHW home visits were associated with increased … [Read more...] about Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa – a non-randomized two-group comparison study