Authors: Matthew R. Boyce and Rebecca Katz
Gathering insight from the Ebola and Zika pandemics, this article highlights the roles of CHWs in pandemic preparedness. It analyzes how CHWs promote community health before, during, and after a pandemic’s emergence noting their roles in health service delivery, ability to deliver culturally relevant health messages, and motivation to serve their communities. The authors underscore the importance of CHWs for pandemic preparedness through resilient health systems.
Link: Community Health Workers and Pandemic Preparedness: Current and Prospective Roles
Resource Topic: Behavior Change and Communication, CHW Role, Community Involvement, Infectious/communicable diseases, Motivation/incentives
Resource Type: Journal articles, Research
Year: 2019
Region: Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America (U.S. and Canada), Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Global
Publisher May Restrict Access: No