This presentation, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, illustrates the role and purpose of Promotores de Salud (loose translation of CHWs in Spanish) in the US health care system. It introduces the background and key advantages of Promotores in their local communities. Furthermore, it outlines examples of prevention campaigns and projects where CHWs and Promotores … [Read more...] about Promotores de Salud: A Presentation by the CDC
Make Me a Change Agent: A Multisectorial SBC Resource for Community Workers and Field Staff
This publication offers a curriculum that is designed to build the skills of community-level workers, such as community development agents, CHWs, and agriculture extension agents, to be more effective behavior change promoters in their communities. This guide was developed drawing on the experiences of Social and Behavioral Change (SBC) specialists from multiple … [Read more...] about Make Me a Change Agent: A Multisectorial SBC Resource for Community Workers and Field Staff
Adaptation of community health worker-delivered behavioral activation for torture survivors in Kurdistan, Iraq
Growing evidence supports the use of Western therapies for the treatment of depression, trauma, and stress delivered by community health workers in conflict-affected, resource-limited countries. A recent randomized control trial (Bolton et al 2014a) supported the efficacy of two CHW-delivered interventions, cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and brief … [Read more...] about Adaptation of community health worker-delivered behavioral activation for torture survivors in Kurdistan, Iraq
Can coaching health workers improve the performance of health systems?
Noting the irregularities surrounding health worker training and supervision methods across different states in India, the Earth Institute and Columbia Global Center partnered with the Sri Venkata Sai Medical College and the government of Mahbubnagar District in Andhra Pradesh to pilot a model for 'on-site coaching' as an alternative approach … [Read more...] about Can coaching health workers improve the performance of health systems?
Community health workers in the wake of health care reform
As the United States transforms its health system, many policymakers are turning to community health workers to tackle some of the most challenging aspects of health improvement, such as facilitating care coordination, enhancing access to community-based services, mitigating the impacts of the social determinants of health, addressing health disparities, and … [Read more...] about Community health workers in the wake of health care reform