In this qualitative study, researchers aimed to assess the role of community health workers in providing mental health services to Latinos living in Oregon, United States. Authors performed focus groups with 92 CHWs from three communities in Oregon. During focus groups, researchers explored the role of CHWs in meeting the mental health needs of Latino communities and inquired … [Read more...] about Latino Community Health Workers: Meeting their Community’s Emotional Needs in Intuitively Culturally Appropriate Ways
Lay Health Workers in Community-Based Care and Management of Dementia: A Qualitative ‘Pre’ and ‘Post’ Intervention Study in Southwestern Uganda
This study evaluated a 5-day pilot intervention for lay health workers, or LHWs, in southwestern Uganda. Using the 4 core competencies from the WHO dementia toolkit, the intervention sought to increase knowledge among LHWs about community-based management and care for dementia patients. Thirty LHWs from 30 different villages in Mbarara, Uganda, were enrolled in the study. After … [Read more...] about Lay Health Workers in Community-Based Care and Management of Dementia: A Qualitative ‘Pre’ and ‘Post’ Intervention Study in Southwestern Uganda
Impact on Health Care Utilization and Costs of a Medicaid Community Health Worker Program in Detroit, 2018–2020: A Randomized Program Evaluation
In this article, researchers compare health care utilization and costs between patients who received usual care services and patients who received care from community health workers in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Medicaid beneficiaries with more than 3 emergency room visits or 1 or more ambulatory care hospitalizations in the past 12 months were randomized to a control or … [Read more...] about Impact on Health Care Utilization and Costs of a Medicaid Community Health Worker Program in Detroit, 2018–2020: A Randomized Program Evaluation
Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers’ performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data
In this longitudinal study, researchers assessed the effectiveness of four CHW interventions and their impact on CHW knowledge, job satisfaction, and household coverage. The four interventions were refresher training, provision of a bicycle, supportive supervision, and financial incentives. Researchers recruited nearly 1,300 CHWs from four districts in Kenya. After a year-long … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of four interventions in improving community health workers’ performance in western Kenya: a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences study using a longitudinal data
Community Health Worker Use of Smart Devices for Health Promotion: Scoping Review
This review sought to examine the extent to which mobile health, in the form of smart devices, may enhance the delivery of public health messages in CHW-client interactions. A structured search of the PubMed and LILACS databases was conducted using subject heading terms in four categories: (i) technology user, (ii) technology device, (iii) use of technology, and (iv) outcome. … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Use of Smart Devices for Health Promotion: Scoping Review