Black communities experience higher rates of obesity than others, increasing risk for diabetes and other weight-related health conditions. Karen Kim Yeary and colleagues assessed the cost of implementing a CHW-led Diabetes Prevention Program adapted for rural black communities. Participants across 31 churches received a 16-session weight loss information over a six month … [Read more...] about Implementation costs of a community health worker delivered weight loss intervention in black churches serving underserved communities
Establishing voluntary certification of community health workers in Arizona: a policy case study of building a unified workforce.
Promotoras de salud and community health representatives along the Arizona U.S.-Mexico border collaboratively developed CHW Voluntary Certification to improve the status, credibility, compensation, and standardization of CHWs. Implementation of this program required overcoming historical resistance from the state legislature toward creation of state-wide regulations. This case … [Read more...] about Establishing voluntary certification of community health workers in Arizona: a policy case study of building a unified workforce.
The effectiveness of peer and community health worker-led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low- and-middle-income countries: a systematic review
Low- and middle-income countries house 80% of all cases of diabetes worldwide. Community-based peer and community health worker-led diabetes self-management programs offer a low-resource strategy to support diabetes management. Mahmoud Werfalli and colleagues surveyed research on these programs to understand how they have been implemented and what their impacts are on health. … [Read more...] about The effectiveness of peer and community health worker-led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low- and-middle-income countries: a systematic review
Learning from Community Health Worker programs, big and small
Interest and investment in Community Health Workers varies depending on the state of the research on the effectiveness of each program. In this commentary, Stephen Hodgins describes how sustained interest can be achieved by increasing cross-communication between small demonstration projects and large programs. … [Read more...] about Learning from Community Health Worker programs, big and small
Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in India: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Karnataka, India experiences exceptionally high rates of maternal, fetal, and infant deaths. Hypertension during pregnancy increases risk for both eclampsia and maternal death. Mrutunjaya Bellad and colleagues assessed the effectiveness of a CHW-led community-based intervention designed to reduce pregnancy hypertension. Compared to a control group, the community-level … [Read more...] about Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in India: A cluster randomised controlled trial