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Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance (2023)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of community health volunteers’ (CHVs’) active case detection and management of malaria in western Kenya. A cross-sectional active case detection (ACD) of malaria survey was carried out between May and August of 2021 in three distinct zones in Kisumu, Kenya:Read more…
The effect of supervision on community health workers’ effectiveness with households in rural South Africa: A cluster randomized controlled trial (2023)
This study sought to examine if child and maternal outcomes are better when existing government CHWs, who are perinatal home visitors, receive ongoing enhanced supervision and monitoring compared to standard care. A cluster randomized controlled effectiveness trial was conducted to compare outcomes over two years between different supervision and monitoringRead more…
“We Experience What They Experience”: Black Nurses’ and Community Health Workers’ Reflections on Providing Culturally Specific Perinatal Health Care (2023)
The purpose of this study was to better understand the well-being of perinatal health workers within Black communities. A focus group was conducted with seven nurses and community health workers (CHWs), and uncovered several themes relating to shared lived experiences between providers and clients, complex dynamics underscoring interactions with clientsRead more…
Factors predicting parent engagement in a family-based childhood obesity prevention and control program (2023)
This study sought to evaluate predictors of parent engagement in a family-based childhood obesity prevention and control intervention. Predictors were assessed through a clinic-based CHW-led Family Wellness Program consisting of in-person educational workshops attended by parents and children. Participants included adult caretakers of children aged 2-11 years, and attendance atRead more…
Community Health Representatives as Trusted Sources for Increasing Representation of American Indian Communities in Clinical Research (2023)
The focus of this paper was to explore the steps to partner with Native Nations of Arizona to engage community health representatives (CHRs) as a trusted source for building awareness on COVID-19 clinical research and vaccine trials. Three Tribal CHR programs were engaged to develop and refine culturally centered educationalRead more…
Primary care for the urban poor in India during the pandemic: Uninterrupted management of non-communicable diseases and home-based care of patients with COVID-19 infection (2023)
The purpose of this paper was to identify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care for the urban poor in India. Researchers investigated the workload capacity of the Low Cost Effective Care Unit (LCECU) of Christian Medical College, Vellore (CMC), which has a network of CVs, CHWs, anRead more…
Applying Human-Centered Design in Global Mental Health to Improve Reach Among Underserved Populations in the United States and India (2023)
The purpose of this paper was to showcase how two global mental health research teams applied human-centered design (HCD) to develop mobile health tools, each directed at reducing treatment gaps in underserved populations. Case study 1 digitally adapted the delivery of the Family Strengthening Intervention for Refugees, which is aimedRead more…
Advance Care Planning With Black Women with Breast Cancer: A Community Health Worker Model (2023)
This study sought to examine multilevel facilitators and barriers to successful advance care planning (ACP) conversations among Black women from the perspective of providers and CHWs who serve this community. Providers and CHWs were recruited from an academic medical center in a large urban city, and focus groups and interviewsRead more…
Unsung heroes in health education and promotion: How Community Health Workers contribute to hypertension management (2023)
The goal of this paper was to gain a better understanding of the CHW-led Self-Management Blood Pressure (SMBP) program offered through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center. The SMBP program aims to improve the management of hypertension through awareness, education, navigation, advocacy, and resource assistance via structuredRead more…
Implementation of evidence-based multiple focus integrated intensified TB screening to end TB (EXIT-TB) package in East Africa: a qualitative study (2023)
The purpose of this paper was to present the accounts of participants from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia regarding the implementation of EXIT-TB, and suggestions for scaling up the initiative. EXIT-TB is an evidence-based, multiple focus integrated intensified TB screening package in the East African region, aimed at increasing TBRead more…
Engaging rural communities to incorporate social determinants in developing strategies to improve access to health care in the Missouri Bootheel counties (2023)
The aim of this study was to engage community members and practice partners across multiple sectors in a participatory strategy development process to a) identify social and organizational determinants of accessing health care, b) collectively prioritize identified issues, and c) develop strategies for change. A collaborative team of academics, practiceRead more…
Interventions to increase mammography screening uptake among women living in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review (2023)
The objective of this study was to systematically identify interventions that increase the use of mammography screening in women living in low-income and middle-income countries. A systematic review was conducted utilizing the following databases: MEDLINE, Embase, Global Health, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, GoogleRead more…
“We are the sun for our community:” Partnering with community health workers/promotores to adapt, deliver and evaluate a home-based collaborative care model to improve equity in access to quality depression care for older U.S. Latino adults who are underserved (2023)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of PEARLS, a home-based collaborative care model, adapted with and for community health workers/promotores (CHWs/Ps). An instrumental case study design was utilized to understand the following components of PEARLS: adaptations to fit local context; acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity;Read more…
Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities: Academic-community partnership to support workforce capacity building among Arizona community health workers (2023)
This study sought to learn about community experiences and perspectives related to COVID, and inform community health worker/representative (CHW/R) workforce capacity building efforts. To do so, a series of focus groups were conducted with CHW/Rs throughout Arizona, U.S. at two time points in 2021. The results showed that CHW/Rs informedRead more…
Iranian primary health care network: challenges and ways forward (2023)
The aim of this study was to explore the current challenges of Iran’s Iranian Primary Health Care (PHC) network and possible ways forward. Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders were conducted to gain the following information related to the Iranian PHC system: services provision, workforce, health information systems, medical andRead more…
Assessing the impact of community-based interventions on hypertension and diabetes management in three Minnesota communities: Findings from the prospective evaluation of US HealthRise programs (2023)
This study sought to assess the impact of community-based health interventions, as implemented through the US HealthRise program, on hypertension and diabetes among underserved communities in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Rice Counties, Minnesota. HealthRise patient data from June 2016 to October 2018 was assessed and compared with data from comparison patients.Read more…
The Role of Community Health Workers in the Health and Well-Being of Vulnerable Older Adults during the COVID Pandemic (2023)
The purpose this study was to: (i) analyze the experiences of older adults enrolled in a geriatric-focused CHW support programs, (ii) gain a better understanding of how CHWs might enhance care delivery, and (iii) further understand how COVID-19 affected the social and emotional needs and well-being of older adults duringRead more…
Community Health Workers as Vaccinators: A Rapid Review of the Global Landscape, 2000-2021 (2023)
This review sought to identify countries where CHWs administer vaccines and to synthesize health systems factors that may influence the feasibility of CHWs administering vaccines. Data included peer-reviewed literature from three databases and gray literature identified through web searches and by CHW subject matter experts. From this database, 23 CHWRead more…
Quality of sick child management by health extension workers: role of a complex improvement intervention (2023)
The goal of this study was to examine whether a complex intervention implemented by the Government of Ethiopia was associated with improved management of sick children by health extension workers. This complex intervention entailed community engagement, capacity building of health workers, and enhanced district-level ownership of sick child management. TheRead more…
A Field Test of the NORMAL Job Aid With Community Health Workers in Kenya to Address Contraceptive-Induced Menstrual Changes (2023)
The purpose of this study was to field-test an adapted version of the NORMAL job aid that guides CHWs on how to counsel women about contraceptive-induced menstrual changes. Researchers investigated how the job aid was used, the challenges faced in using it, and recommendations to improve the job aid. CommunityRead more…
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