This is the eighth chapter of the CHW Reference Guide, produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. This chapter focuses on what might seem like a simple step in CHW program construction: the recruitment … [Read more...] about Recruiting and Selecting CHWs: Strategies for Success
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CHWs dedicated to improving health are recognized with REAL Awards
The second week of April is “World Health Worker Week” globally, and “National Public Health Week” in the US. These events give us a chance to reflect on the important roles of medical and public health workers in making all our lives healthier and better. If you are inspired by these CHWs express your support for frontline health workers! The REAL Awards … [Read more...] about CHWs dedicated to improving health are recognized with REAL Awards
Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix Operations Research
As we near the 2015 target for the Millennium Development Goals, vast challenges remain to providing accessible health care for underserved populations. The global public health community recognizes that we can’t reach key health goals without community health workers (CHW). Yet, we have few tools for assessing - let alone improving - community health worker program … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix Operations Research