Community Health Workers: A Review of Program Evolution, Evidence on Effectiveness and Value, and Status of Workforce Development in New England
An evidence review and policy analysis from the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review. Addresses the impact of community health worker interventions on health outcomes in New England, the cost of CHW programs, and outlines best practices for CHW program implementation.
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Self-Management Support Intervention Among Low-Income Adults with Diabetes in Seattle, Washington, 2010-2014
A study assessing the impact of a community health worker intervention to improve diabetes outcomes. Measured the efficacy of a home-based intervention for a group of adults referred from 3 safety-net providers in Seattle, Washington.
Supporting and Retaining Village Health Teams: An Assessment of a Community Health Worker Program in Two Ugandan Districts
An article from the International Journal for Equity in Health identifying factors in village health worker retention in Uganda’s national community health worker program.
Community Health Worker Support for Disadvantaged Patients with Multiple Chronic Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Evaluates a community health worker intervention intended to improve health outcomes among low-income individuals with multiple chronic diseases. Examines rates of hospitalization, self-rated mental health, as well as measures of blood pressure, [...]
Engaging Outreach Workers in the Development of a Farmworker Health Research Agenda
An article from Environmental Research documenting the results of a survey administered to farmworker health outreach workers. While health outreach workers have not been involved in setting the research agenda for farmworker health, the authors seek to involve them in this process and to create a b [...]
Community Health Workers Promote Civic Engagement and Organizational Capacity to Impact Policy
An article from the Journal of Community Health assessing the relationship between community health worker advocacy and positive community change. The paper uses data from the 2014 National Community Health Worker Advocacy Survey to identify the roles of CHWs in advocacy and measure the impact of su [...]
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Community Health Workers Using Patient Stories to Support Hypertension Management: Study Protocol
A randomized controlled trial exploring the use of video recordings of patient stories as an aide to community health workers. Studies the impact of a community health worker intervention on hypertension management.
A Multi-Site Community Randomized Trial of Community Health Workers to Provide Counseling and Support for Patients Newly Entering HIV Care in Rural Ethiopia: Study Design and Baseline Implementation
A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of a community health worker intervention in Ethiopia. Participants were newly diagnosed patients with HIV, who were assigned a community health worker to help ensure continuity of care and prevent treatment disctontinuation. Describes challenges f [...]
If you build it, will they come? And if they come, will they stay? Lessons learned in engaging and retaining people living with HIV/AIDS in oral health care
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