This article reports the findings of a pilot study of home-based screening of common non-communicable diseases by community health workers in rural India. The pilot included screening over 6000 rural Indian residents by CHWs over a six-month period. … [Read more...] about A pilot study to evaluate home-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases by a dedicated cadre of community health workers in a rural setting in India
NON Communicable Diseases/NCD
Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO): a new model for community health worker training and support
This article describes a distance learning approach for CHWs using the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model™, which is a video-conferencing-based mentorship model. The authors describe the ECHO model for CHW training and mentoring using case examples and pre/post-surveys from an obesity prevention and addiction recovery program. They conclude … [Read more...] about Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO): a new model for community health worker training and support
Community health workers improve disease control and medication adherence among patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in Chiapas, Mexico: an observational stepped-wedge study
More evidence on CHWs’ impact on improving disease control and medication adherence among patients with non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries is needed. This prospective observational study examines the impact of a CHW-led intervention among patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in Chiapas, Mexico. … [Read more...] about Community health workers improve disease control and medication adherence among patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in Chiapas, Mexico: an observational stepped-wedge study
Evaluation of Healthy Fit: A Community Health Worker Model to Address Hispanic Health Disparities
Healthy Fit is an intervention that uses CHWs to extend the public health infrastructure to reduce Hispanic health disparities in the US. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Healthy Fit in identifying the health needs of Hispanic Americans living on the US-Mexico border, and in helping participants access health services through CHW recommendations/referrals. … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Healthy Fit: A Community Health Worker Model to Address Hispanic Health Disparities
Can lay health workers support the management of hypertension? Findings of a cluster randomised trial in South Africa
With the urgency of the HIV and TB epidemics in some low and middle-income countries, prevalent chronic diseases such as hypertension are often neglected by health services. This study assesses whether task-shifting from nurses to lay health workers (LHWs) improves the management of hypertension in rural primary healthcare clinics in South Africa. … [Read more...] about Can lay health workers support the management of hypertension? Findings of a cluster randomised trial in South Africa