Community Health Workers Supporting Clinical Pharmacists in Diabetes Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A randomized controlled trial examining the impact of community health workers support in diabetes management with low-income ethnic minority patients. Assesses outcomes for participants who received pharmacist support alone, or pharmacist support in addition to community health worker support.
Community Health Workers in the United States: Challenges in Identifying, Surveying, and Supporting the Workforce
An article exploring challenges around research with these community health workers. The authors point out the challenges of identifying, surveying, and supporting community health workers in the context of research, and offer strategies to engage the CHW workforce at the local, state, and national [...]
The Role of Community Health Workers in Improving HIV Treatment Outcomes in Children: Lessons Learned from the ZENITH Trial in Zimbabwe
A study assessing community health workers’ experiences delivering HIV treatment interventions in Zimbabwe. Offers insights regarding sustainability of CHW programs.
Long-Term Impact of a Postdischarge Community Health Worker Intervention on Health Care Costs in a Safety-Net System
Evaluates the cost-effectiveness of postdischarge patient navigation. Draws on data from a safety net system and examines costs for 180 days post discharge.
A Community Framework for Addressing Social Determinants of Oral Health for Low-Income Populations
Technical brief from the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. Identifies the steps in developing an intervention to address the social determinants of oral health in a community, and offers a case study of a Parent Promotoras model implemented in New Jersey to improve oral health.
An exploration of the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of professional, multitasked community health workers in Tanzania
This study describes responses to community health worker integration into primary health care in Tanzania and explores opportunities for improved effectiveness of CHW programs.
Challenges Facing Community Health Workers in Brazil’s Family Health Strategy: A Qualitative Study
Examines the day-to-day work of community health workers in Brazil to better understand obstacles and aides to their work, as well as factors in job satisfaction. The community health workers interviewed reported that better integration into primary health care teams, increased ability to follow up [...]
CASITA: A Controlled Pilot Study of Community-Based Family Coaching to Stimulate Early Child Development in Lima, Peru
Children aged 6-24 months at risk of neurodevelopmental delay were enrolled with their caregivers in a 12-week parenting support intervention plus nutritional support. This community health worker-led intervention was found to improve the children’s communication, motor, and social skills in t [...]
Keys to Successful Community Health Worker Supervision
An article from the American Journal of Health Education. Identifies seven keys to successful CHW supervision, and explains how using them will improve and support the abilities of CHW.
What do Patients with Diabetes Think of Health Coaching?
A research report from the Urban Institute assessing a health coaching program for improving medication adherence, stress management, and nutrition among people with diabetes. Examines patients’ impressions of the lay health coaches as well as engagement with primary care and A1c levels.
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