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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…
“A guardian angel that just appeared”: the impact of a community health worker in supporting treatment adherence and follow-up for Chagas Disease patients (2025)
This study looked at how community health workers (CHWs) help Latin American migrants with Chagas disease in Madrid. Most patients were Bolivian women working in domestic jobs and were diagnosed in Spain. Many had heart-related symptoms but no severe heart disease. Patients often knew little about Chagas, and many doctorsRead more…
Exploring Local Health Knowledge and Access: Focus Group Findings from Community Health Workers in Pader District, Uganda (2025)
This study explored the experiences of community health workers (CHWs) in Pader District, Northern Uganda, where many people still struggle to access healthcare after years of conflict and poverty. Through focus group discussions with 46 CHWs, malaria, maternal and child health issues, and rising chronic diseases emerged as top concerns.Read more…
Decentralized Screening for Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Anemia through A Scalable Model Using Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Telehealth Integration-An Apollo Telehealth Study (2025)
This study looked at how trained community health workers (CHWs) in rural India used digital tools to screen people at home for high blood pressure, diabetes, and anemia. Using point-of-care devices and telehealth support, CHWs screened over 143,000 people across nine states. Many were newly diagnosed; 67.5% with hypertension, 50.4%Read more…
Building community capacity in diabetes care: Perspectives of community health workers (2025)
This study explored how community health workers (CHWs) in South Africa see their role in supporting people with diabetes. Through group discussions with 32 CHWs in Tshwane District, researchers found that their main work involves health education on diet, lifestyle, medication, family involvement, and self-care. CHWs also help with screening,Read more…
Embracing Self-Compassion: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study of Community Health Workers Providing Basic Psychosocial Support in an Urban Setting (2025)
This study explored how community health workers (CHWs) in the Philippines practice self-compassion while dealing with personal and emotional challenges. Through interviews with nine CHWs, the research found that being kind to themselves, staying self-aware, and drawing strength from spirituality and social connections helped them stay resilient. Family support andRead more…
Supporting community health workers during extreme heat events: A CFIR-ERIC guided scoping review of implementation strategies in low- and middle-income countries (2025)
This review looked at how extreme heat affects community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries. It found that CHWs face serious risks like dehydration, exhaustion, and stress during heatwaves, yet they often lack training, proper equipment, and policy support to stay safe. Despite these challenges, their close tiesRead more…
Transforming Health in Post-Conflict Somalia: Priorities from a Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on the 2025-2029 National Plan (2025)
Somalia’s health system faces severe challenges, with very low service coverage and a major shortage of health workers. A roundtable in Mogadishu brought together government, private sector, and civil society leaders to set priorities for the National Transformation Plan (2025–2029). Participants highlighted four key needs: expanding primary care through communityRead more…
Uptake of Medicaid Billing for Community Health Worker Services in Louisiana, 2022-2023 (2025)
Louisiana Medicaid began reimbursing community health worker (CHW) services in 2022. An analysis of 2022–2023 data showed that over 10,000 people received about 17,000 CHW services, mostly in urban areas. Most visits involved screenings rather than ongoing support, and family or internal medicine clinics billed most of them. While thisRead more…
Training Teachers and Community Health Workers to Identify Children with Learning Disabilities (2025)
This project in Assam trained community health workers and primary school teachers to recognize and support children with learning disabilities. Participants learned how to identify early signs, conduct basic screenings, and apply simple intervention and referral strategies. Graduate students helped organize and lead the training sessions, strengthening early detection andRead more…
Strengthening Capacity in High-Burden Malaria-Endemic Countries: A Strategic Analysis of Training Gaps and Blended Learning Solutions in National Malaria Control Programs (2025)
Malaria continues to heavily affect a small group of countries despite major progress in prevention and treatment. A key barrier is the shortage of skilled health workers at community, district, and national levels. This study reviewed data and expert input from malaria programs and found major training gaps for communityRead more…
Digital health for Barangay Health Workers: a mixed-methods baseline assessment in Quezon, Philippines (2025)
In Quezon, Philippines, Barangay Health Workers are trusted and essential to community health but face low pay, limited training, and weak support systems. A study involving surveys and interviews found most workers own phones but need digital skills training. CARE is developing the HEAL Hub, a digital platform to helpRead more…
Empowering Community Health Workers in Rural Ethiopia with Blended Learning: An Offline Mobile Application to Enhance Trainings and Healthcare Services (2025)
This study tested a new mobile app called Extension Essentials to train Health Extension Workers in rural Ethiopia. The app allowed workers to learn offline in multiple languages, combining digital lessons with some in-person training. Results showed that learners spent about three hours a day using the app and completedRead more…
Feasibility and Acceptability of Diabetes and Hypertension Screening and Diagnosis by Community Health Workers in Rural Lesotho: A Mixed‑Methods Pilot Study (2025)
In rural Lesotho, a pilot study tested whether community health workers (CHWs) could screen people for high blood pressure and diabetes in their homes. Ten CHWs visited 687 households and screened over 1,800 people. About 27% had high blood pressure, and around 5% had diabetes. Community members welcomed the screeningsRead more…
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