In rural India, where tobacco use among pregnant women is prevalent, a study explored the feasibility of task-shifting tobacco cessation support to female Community Health Workers (CHWs) within maternal and child health (MCH) programs. Through interviews and focus groups, stakeholders expressed willingness to integrate cessation interventions into existing MCH services. CHWs … [Read more...] about Integration of a tobacco cessation program into a rural community-based maternal and child health program in India: A stakeholders’ perspective on task shifting
Perinatal Community Health Workers: Lessons From California
Increasing access to perinatal community health workers (CHWs) is seen as a solution to disparities in maternal outcomes. These CHWs offer support throughout the perinatal period, including prenatal and postpartum care, crucial for those facing socioeconomic or systemic barriers. The US government's new Transforming Maternal Health Model aims to expand access to perinatal CHWs, … [Read more...] about Perinatal Community Health Workers: Lessons From California
Integration of HIV Testing in a Community Intervention for Tuberculosis Screening Among Household Contacts of Patients with Tuberculosis in Cameroon and Uganda
This study integrates HIV testing into community-based household tuberculosis (TB) contact screening in Cameroon and Uganda. Trained community health workers offer TB screening and voluntary HIV testing to household contacts of TB patients. Results show high acceptance of HIV testing among contacts, with 88.2% accepting testing. Factors influencing acceptance include age, index … [Read more...] about Integration of HIV Testing in a Community Intervention for Tuberculosis Screening Among Household Contacts of Patients with Tuberculosis in Cameroon and Uganda
‘Our hands are bound’:Pathways to Community Health labor in Kenya
The traditional model for selecting Community Health Workers (CHWs) involves electing a willing, trusted, educated community member. However, this ideal is rarely practiced. Through life history interviews with CHWs in Isiolo, Kenya, five predominant pathways to community health work were identified: model, handpicked, shadow, outsider, and dispossession. Each pathway, … [Read more...] about ‘Our hands are bound’:Pathways to Community Health labor in Kenya
An ounce of prevention for a pound of cure: efficiency of community based healthcare
This study examines the impact of community health teams in El Salvador, a common approach for primary healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. The nationwide expansion of this model led to more efficient healthcare delivery. Investments in community-based healthcare, involving less-specialized health workers, resulted in increased preventive care, reduced … [Read more...] about An ounce of prevention for a pound of cure: efficiency of community based healthcare