This study tested a 10-week online training program using a 3D virtual world to teach community health workers (CHWs) about diabetes prevention in Black communities. The training helped CHWs improve their knowledge, confidence, and healthy habits. Most participants found the training useful, interactive, and easy to follow, though some wanted more help using the virtual … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Diabetes Prevention Awareness Training in an Immersive Virtual World Environment: Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Lay health worker-delivered case management for early episodes of psychosis in Bangkok, Thailand (Lay-CARE): a single-centre, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial
This study looked at whether trained lay health workers (non-specialists) could help people with early psychosis in Bangkok. They compared regular care with a program that included family support, help accessing services, and regular check-ins. After six months, those in the program showed better daily activity, self-care, and behavior than those who received regular care. … [Read more...] about Lay health worker-delivered case management for early episodes of psychosis in Bangkok, Thailand (Lay-CARE): a single-centre, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial
Worker Organizing in Health Care: Professionalization as a Stage for Collective Voice
This study looks at how community health workers in the U.S. became recognized as a profession. By working together, building networks, and using policy changes, they gained professional status. While this brought new opportunities, it also created limits on how they could work. The study shows that professionalization can also be a way for workers to organize and gain more say … [Read more...] about Worker Organizing in Health Care: Professionalization as a Stage for Collective Voice
Community Health Workers: Developing Roles In Public Health Dementia Efforts In The United States
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are trusted members of their communities who help people stay healthy. While they have been effective in managing conditions like diabetes and HIV, they have not been used much in dementia care. With the right training, CHWs can support people with dementia and their families especially in communities at higher risk by helping with early … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers: Developing Roles In Public Health Dementia Efforts In The United States
Relational coordination of state partnership with traditional birth attendants: soft partnering in Ghana’s maternal and child healthcare context
This study looked at how traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and government health workers in Ghana’s Upper East Region work together to improve care for mothers and children. Unlike in other places where there is conflict, this partnership works well because both sides are flexible, open to learning from each other, and respect different ways of understanding childbirth. The … [Read more...] about Relational coordination of state partnership with traditional birth attendants: soft partnering in Ghana’s maternal and child healthcare context