Supportive Supervision and Constructive Relationships with Healthcare Workers Support CHW Performance: Use of a Qualitative Framework to Evaluate CHW Programming in Uganda
A qualitative study addressing community health worker performance in Uganda. Focus groups were conducted with both low and high performing teams to assess the impact of supervision, peer support, relationships with other healthcare providers and retention and incentive structures on CHW performance [...]
Promising Practices for Rural Community Health Worker Programs
An evaluation brief exploring six CHW models used in rural communities in order to identify promising practices that could be replicated in other rural communities.
Effectiveness of a Community Health Worker Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program in Public Health and Health Care Settings
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Explores whether a CHW-based program in Colorado would improve the risk of coronary heart disease in public health and health care settings.
Impact of the Partners for Children Pilot Program on Medicaid Utilization and Expenditures: Follow Up Report
This report on the Michigan Partners for Children program is a helpful cost effectiveness resource, referenced in Steve Fitton’s paper, A Perspective on Cost Effectiveness in Pediatric Comprehensive Complex Care Service Models.
Confronting Transportation Barriers in HIV Treatment with a Bike Exchange Program
Learn how the Kansas City, Missouri Health Department confronted transportation barriers by providing bikes to clients with HIV. The staff’s simple strategy may be a best practice for future interventions.
Peer knowledge and roles in supporting access to care and treatment
“Positive Examples”: A bottom-up approach to identifying best practices in HIV care and treatment based on the experiences of peer educators
Community Outreach Programs and Major Adherence Lapses with Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Kakamega, Kenya
Analyzes factors leading to lapses in adherence with antiretroviral therapy, as well as the role of community health workers in helping patients resume treatment. Abstract available on Taylor and Francis website. (You may need to purchase the full text article.)
Advancing Understanding of the Sustainability of Lay Health Advisor (LHA) Programs for African-American Women in Community Settings
An article from Translational Behavioral Medicine. Proposes strategies to sustain a lay health advisor model for promoting cancer screening among African American women based on the experiences of current lay health advisors.
Making the Case for Sustainable Funding for Community Health Worker Services: Talking to Payers and Providers
A powerpoint presentation available through the University of Massachusetts Boston. The presentation is designed to be used by CHWs and administrators who work with them to advocate for funding and support from policymakers and payers.
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