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, practice partners, and community … [Read more...] about Engaging rural communities to incorporate social determinants in developing strategies to improve access to health care in the Missouri Bootheel counties
Interventions to increase mammography screening uptake among women living in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
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, Google Scholar and … [Read more...] about Interventions to increase mammography screening uptake among women living in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review
“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
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; clinical … [Read more...] about “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
Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities: Academic-community partnership to support workforce capacity building among Arizona community health workers
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 informed the development of culturally and … [Read more...] about Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities: Academic-community partnership to support workforce capacity building among Arizona community health workers
Iranian primary health care network: challenges and ways forward
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 and technical products, … [Read more...] about Iranian primary health care network: challenges and ways forward