To support quality CHW program design and implementation, USAID, UNICEF, the Community Health Impact Coalition, and Initiatives Inc. have updated and adapted the Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM) Program Functionality Matrix tool. This tool can be applied at district, regional, and national levels to identify and close gaps in design and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM): Updated Program Functionality Matrix for Optimizing Community Health Programs
North America (U.S. and Canada)
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
Factors enabling community health workers and volunteers to overcome sociocultural barriers to behaviour change: meta-synthesis using the concept of social capital
A meta-synthesis of the existing literature, this article examines 33 publications to identify the factors that enable community health workers to bring about behavior change. It explicitly recognizes the difference between full-time trained and salaried community health workers and part-time community volunteers and proposes an approach to better coordinating the community … [Read more...] about Factors enabling community health workers and volunteers to overcome sociocultural barriers to behaviour change: meta-synthesis using the concept of social capital
Community Health Policy Matters
APC’s Community Health Policy Matters video tells the story of fictional characters Winnie and Mary, and how a fragmented health system affects each woman’s ability to access family planning services in her respective community. This animated video highlights how policy can improve the health system for women. … [Read more...] about Community Health Policy Matters
A community health worker intervention to improve blood pressure among Filipino Americans with hypertension: A randomized controlled trial
While CHW interventions have proved effective in hypertension control among ethnic minorities in the US, few have focused on Asian Americans. This randomized controlled trial assesses the efficacy of a CHW intervention in New York City to improve hypertension management among Filipino Americans with uncontrolled blood pressure. … [Read more...] about A community health worker intervention to improve blood pressure among Filipino Americans with hypertension: A randomized controlled trial