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Relational coordination of state partnership with traditional birth attendants: soft partnering in Ghana’s maternal and child healthcare context (2025)
This study looked at how traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and government health workers in Ghana’s Upper East Region work together to improve care for mothers and children. Unlike in other places where there is conflict, this partnership works well because both sides are flexible, open to learning from each other,Read more…
Acceptability and feasibility of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing using SD Biosensor by village malaria workers in Cambodia: a qualitative study (2025)
This study evaluated stakeholders’ perception on whether it is possible and acceptable to bring point-of-care glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing for malaria treatment to communities in Cambodia. Most people agreed the testing is valuable, and village malaria workers could do it well with proper training and support. However, some concerns likeRead more…
Return to care of children and adolescents living with HIV who missed their clinic visits or were lost to follow-up: a continuous quality improvement study in Uganda (2025)
A rural health facility in eastern Uganda used a step-by-step quality improvement approach to help children and teens living with HIV return to care after missing clinic visits. They started by calling those who missed appointments, then reviewed records weekly, and later involved community health workers to follow up. TheseRead more…
What knowledge and skills are needed for community volunteers to take on a signposting role in community-based palliative care? A qualitative study (2025)
Community volunteers can help connect people with palliative care needs to health services, but they often lack the training and confidence to do so. This study found that volunteers and healthcare workers rarely communicate well, and professionals sometimes don’t trust volunteers. Volunteers need better knowledge of care needs and services,Read more…
Development and validation of Mental Health Literacy Assessment Scale among community health workers in Nepal (2025)
A new tool called the Mental Health Literacy Assessment Scale was developed to measure how well community health workers in Nepal understand mental health. It went through careful testing and showed strong results for accuracy and reliability. The scale covers key areas like positive mental health habits, common myths, signsRead more…
Q&A with Madeleine Ballard (2025)
Dr. Madeleine Ballard leads the Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC), a global group working to make professional community health workers a standard part of healthcare. CHIC is making professional community health workers (proCHWs) the norm worldwide by changing guidelines, funding, and policy. She helps push for policies that improve careRead more…
Community Health Worker Diabetes Prevention Awareness Training in an Immersive Virtual World Environment: Mixed Methods Pilot Study (2025)
This study tested a 3D virtual training program to help Black female community health workers learn how to raise awareness about diabetes prevention. The training ran for 10 weeks and included interactive lessons. Most participants were satisfied with the training, felt more knowledgeable and confident afterward, and reported better eatingRead more…
Integrating Oral Health into Primary Healthcare: Lessons from Project OHE-NCHeW (Oral Health Education for Nurses and Community Health Workers) in Nigeria (2025)
This study looked at a training program in Nigeria that helped nurses and community health workers provide basic oral health care in underserved areas. After the training, health workers felt more confident and gave better advice and referrals to patients, who also showed more trust and understanding about dental care.Read more…
Equipping community health workers in Rwanda to deliver a gender transformative parenting program to prevent violence against women and children at scale (2025)
This study looked at how training community health workers (CHWs) in Rwanda helped them deliver the Bandebereho program, which aims to reduce intimate partner violence. After the training, CHWs had better attitudes about gender equality, felt more confident to run the program, and saw improvements in their relationships at homeRead more…
Essential role of community health workers in promoting oral health in Africa (2025)
This study looks at how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can help improve oral health in Africa, especially in areas with limited access to dental care. CHWs can teach communities about oral hygiene, provide basic care, and connect people to dentists. The study shows that CHW-led efforts are effective but needRead more…
Addressing Asthma Disparities in Latino Youth: A Framework for Culturally Tailored Interventions and Community Health Worker Integration (2025)
Latino children in the U.S. face high rates of asthma due to social, environmental, and healthcare challenges. This research highlights how community health workers (CHWs) can help by providing education, support, and care coordination tailored to Latino families. CHW programs have been shown to improve asthma care, but issues likeRead more…
Strategic optimisation of the allied health assistant workforce one step at a time: first step, workforce governance (2025)
Allied health assistants (AHAs) play an important role in supporting health services in Australia, but challenges remain in using their full potential. Better management and clearer structures are needed to help AHAs work effectively and safely. While some steps have been taken, like new recommendations in Victoria, more action isRead more…
Recruitment and retention of Chinese men at high risk for lung Cancer: Lessons learned from a pilot trial of a community health worker intervention to increase lung cancer screening uptake (2025)
This study tested a program to help Chinese immigrant livery drivers at high risk for lung cancer get screened. Many smoke and are exposed to harmful substances at work. The program used community health workers (CHWs) to educate and guide them, compared to just giving written information. Only 25 peopleRead more…
Impact of timed and targeted counselling on the maternal health continuum of care outcomes in Northern Uganda: A propensity score matched analysis (2025)
This study looked at how a counseling method called timed and targeted counseling (ttC), delivered by community health workers, affected maternal health in Northern Uganda. The results showed that women who received ttC were much more likely to attend at least four antenatal care visits, give birth at a healthRead more…
Implementing active surveillance for tuberculosis: A quality improvement project (2025)
This study looked at how well community health workers (CHWs) in South Africa were doing TB screening in their communities. At first, there were no records showing they had done any screenings. After some improvements, more people were screened, but recordkeeping remained poor. The team also tried using mobile technology,Read more…
A cross-sectional analysis of the impact of lady health worker visits in the prenatal and postnatal period on the uptake of continuum of care interventions and childhood mortality in Pakistan (2025)
This study looked at the impact of Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker (LHW) program on maternal and child health. It found that families with more contact with LHWs were more likely to use important health services like antenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and child vaccinations. However, this contact did not leadRead more…
The role of community health workers in enhancing home and community-based services in American Indian communities (2025)
This article highlights how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can help meet health needs in American Indian communities by offering culturally appropriate support, health education, and trusted care. Although CHWs have shown success in improving health access, they are not fully included in home and community-based services due to challenges likeRead more…
Cost analysis of implementing a community health worker-led weight reduction randomized-controlled trial among prediabetic south asian patients at primary care sites in NYC (2025)
This study looked at the cost of running a weight loss program led by community health workers (CHWs) for South Asian adults with prediabetes in New York City. The program included group sessions and was delivered in person at first, then remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over three rounds, theRead more…
Community health worker-facilitated telehealth for moderate-severe hypertension care in Kenya and Uganda: A randomized controlled trial (2025)
This study tested if using telehealth, with help from community health workers (CHWs), could better control high blood pressure in rural Uganda and Kenya. Adults with severe hypertension were given either regular clinic visits or home-based telehealth care supported by CHWs. After 6 months, 77% of those in the telehealthRead more…
Leading Vaccine Gap Closure with Community Health Workers: The CPESN Missouri Health Equity Approach (2025)
This program in Missouri added community health worker (CHW) training to pharmacy technicians to help improve vaccination rates. In just six months, it showed promising results, including better vaccine coverage, increased pharmacy revenue, and lower healthcare costs. Pharmacy staff found the program helpful, especially the training and support provided. TheRead more…
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