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A Scoping Review of RCT Studies on Community Health Worker Effectiveness (2025)
This review looked at U.S. studies from 2000 to 2023 that tested community health worker (CHW) programs through randomized control trials. It found 39 studies, mostly based in healthcare systems and community health centers. Few studies focused on CHWs working in public health agencies or insurance settings. Overall, most trialsRead more…
Exploring the Role of FCHVs in Trauma Case Management in Nepal: A Qualitative Study (2025)
This qualitative study assessed the feasibility of integrating Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) into the pre-hospital trauma care system in the rural Achham district of Nepal. Utilizing key informant interviews with FCHVs and health coordinators, the research found that FCHVs demonstrated high availability and motivation, with all (100%) expressing aRead more…
A qualitative exploration of multi-level factors that support effective community health worker-social worker collaboration (2025)
This study looked at how community health workers (CHWs) and social workers (SWs) work together in healthcare and community settings in the U.S. Focus groups with 37 workers revealed that successful collaboration depends on clear roles, good communication, mutual respect, supportive supervision, and shared workflows. Organizational support, leadership backing, training,Read more…
Feasibility of community-based hypertension screening and referral by village health teams in eastern Uganda: A quasi-experimental study (2025)
A study in Eastern Uganda tested whether community health workers, known as Village Health Teams (VHTs), could help find people with high blood pressure. After receiving basic training, VHTs screened over 5,000 adults in their homes and workplaces. About one in five people had high blood pressure, and most whoRead more…
Strengthening Community Health Workers’ Role in Noncommunicable Disease Prevention: Lessons From Tanzania for the Philippine Public Health System (2025)
A study in Tanzania showed that community health workers (CHWs) can play a big role in preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes and heart disease when they are well-trained, confident, and have the right tools. In the Philippines, barangay health workers (BHWs) face similar challenges; limited training, lackRead more…
Identifying Priorities for Enhancing Village Health Volunteer’s Mental Health Recovery Practices in Thai Rural Communities: A Nominal Group Technique Study (2025)
This study explored how village health volunteers (VHVs) in rural Thailand can better support people with mental health challenges. Using group discussions with VHVs, healthcare workers, and community members, the study identified key priorities: expanding VHVs’ roles to include family and emotional support, helping with community reintegration, reducing stigma, andRead more…
Community health worker roles in intervention delivery: a scoping review of heart disease and stroke prevention trials in the United States (2025)
This review looked at 24 studies in the US to understand how community health workers (CHWs) help prevent heart disease and stroke. It found that CHWs play a key role in helping people adopt healthier habits, especially in underserved communities. They educate, coach, and support patients to stay active andRead more…
Assessing community health workers’ level of knowledge concerning their roles in water, hygiene, and sanitation in Comè-Bopa-Grand Popo-Houéyogbé, Benin (2025)
This study looked at how much community health workers (CHWs) in Benin know about water, hygiene, and sanitation. It found that most CHWs lacked enough knowledge about their roles. Those who received training, got regular supervision, or joined group follow-up sessions were more likely to understand WASH better. The studyRead more…
It’s Time to Prioritize CHWs: A Decade of Economic Evaluation Evidence Suggests CHWs are More Cost-Effective Than Alternatives (2025)
This study reviewed 130 papers to see if community health workers (CHWs) provide good value for money in health programs. It found that CHW programs are cost-effective in most cases, especially when they are well-trained, supported, and linked to health facilities. Programs that combine CHWs with digital tools or coverRead more…
Bridging Hypertension Care Shortfalls Between Provider Capacity and Patient Needs: A Pooled Analysis of Data From 199 Countries and Territories (2025)
This study looked at how well health systems across 199 countries can meet the needs of people with high blood pressure. It compared the number of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and community health workers available to how many patients need care. Results showed that all countries face major shortages if onlyRead more…
Improving Contraception Outreach through Human-Centered Design: A Pilot Study of the Ndingathe (“I Can”) Intervention in Rural Malawi (2025)
This study in rural Malawi tested a program called Ndingathe (“I Can”) to help community health workers, known as Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs), improve access to contraception; especially self-injectable options. The program gave HSAs tools like bicycles, lunch allowances, and better planning materials, which helped them hold more and longerRead more…
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs in Hospitalized Children: An Implementation Assessment (2025)
This study in a Bronx hospital looked at how community health workers (CHWs) help families of hospitalized children with social needs like housing or food. Of the families screened, about one in three had unmet needs, and most who worked with CHWs were successfully connected to support services. Nearly allRead more…
Preferences of community health workers for vaccine communication training programs in harbin, china: a discrete choice experiment (2025)
This study in Harbin, China explored what community health workers (CHWs) prefer in training programs to improve how they communicate about vaccines. Most CHWs wanted short, one-day trainings with small groups of fewer than 50 people, focused mainly on basic vaccine knowledge rather than communication skills. The findings can helpRead more…
Healthcare and Social Needs of Older Adults in Underserved Urban Communities: Insights from Community Health Workers (2025)
This study looked at the challenges older adults face in a low-income district of Hong Kong and how community health workers (CHWs) support them. Many seniors struggled with poor housing, chronic illness, mobility issues, and limited access to healthcare. CHWs played an important role in offering support but faced problemsRead more…
Empowering community health workers in dementia care in South Texas (2025)
This study trained 61 community health workers in Texas to improve their knowledge and confidence in supporting people with dementia. After the workshop, participants felt significantly more confident and better prepared to apply what they learned. The findings show that training CHWs can help close knowledge gaps and strengthen dementiaRead more…
The cost-effectiveness of community health workers in primary health care: a systematic review (2025)
This review looked at studies from 25 countries to see if community health worker (CHW) programs are cost-effective in primary health care. Most of the 50 studies focused on specific diseases like maternal and child health, diabetes, tuberculosis, heart disease, mental health, and HIV. About 70% found that CHW programsRead more…
Empowering Health Navigators and Communities (2025)
In Iowa, growing immigrant communities have highlighted health gaps, especially in rural and underserved areas. To address this, local residents were trained as community health navigators to offer health education and screenings in culturally appropriate ways. So far, over 35 navigators have reached more than 1,200 people in places likeRead more…
Innovative models of integrated community mental health workforce development (2025)
This article looks at new ways to strengthen the mental health workforce and make care more accessible. It highlights how training community health workers to provide basic mental health support, using digital tools like telepsychiatry, and involving people with lived experience can improve care in places with few specialists. ItRead more…
Community Health Worker Interventions for Identifying and Managing Antenatal Depression: A Cluster-Linked Implementation Study (2025)
This study tested whether community health workers (CHWs) could help identify and support pregnant women with depression in rural areas. CHWs were trained to screen women, offer simple counseling, and refer serious cases to health facilities. They screened nearly 1,000 women, and about one in four showed signs of depression.Read more…
Feasibility and Acceptability of Diabetes and Hypertension Screening and Diagnosis by Community Health Workers in Rural Lesotho: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study (2025)
This pilot study in rural Lesotho tested whether community health workers (CHWs) could screen people at home for high blood pressure and diabetes. Ten CHWs visited 687 households and screened over 1,800 people between 2022 and 2023. About one in four had high blood pressure, and one in twenty hadRead more…
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