Community-Based Resources for Families
English | Español The Catalyst Center works primarily at the system and policy levels, which means we collaborate with researchers, agencies, government and other national and state partners to promote strategies for improving the health care system. Many organizations provide direct services and a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Yahoo Finance – Black Women First Initiative Partners with CISWH and UMass Lowell to Transform HIV Care and Support for Black Women
The Black Women First (BWF) initiative is the first-ever national project devoted to enhancing the health outcomes of cisgender and transgender Black women living with HIV. As part of the BWF initiative, UMass Lowell, in collaboration with The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH [...]
Peer Re-Engagement Project: Enhanced Peer Intervention Manual, Teaming with Peers to Engage and Retain Hard-to-Reach Populations in Care
Versión en español Peer Re-Engagement Project Enhanced Peer Intervention Manual, Teaming with Peers to Engage and Retain Hard-to-Reach Populations in Care: This manual describes the process created and refined to link and re-engage people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) of color in HIV primary care. [...]
Peer Re-Engagement Project: PREParing Peers for Success Peer Core Competency Training Curriculum for engaging out-of-care or newly diagnosed people living with HIV in care and treatment
Currículo en español This five-day curriculum provides training materials and instructions train HIV-positive peers to support patients with care and treatment in your community. It was developed as part of the Peer Re-Engagement Project (PREP) evaluating a program that brings HIV-positive peers i [...]
Family engagement model to support translation of evidence-based care coordination for children with medical complexity
Poster presentation at Academy Health D & I Conference, highlighting value/impact of CoIIN and Family Engagement on Team Minnesota work.
Peer Re-Engagement Project: PREParing Peers for Success Peer Supervision Curriculum for engaging out-of-care or newly diagnosed people living with HIV in care and treatment
Currículo en español The purpose of this one-day curriculum is to train the staff who will be supervising HIV-positive peers as they support patients in HIV treatment adherence and retention in care. This curriculum was developed as part of the Peer Re-Engagement Project (PREP) evaluating a progra [...]
Pediatrics: New Assessment Tool Enhances Family Engagement in Healthcare Systems Change
A recent Pediatrics article by CISWH researchers identifies the Family Engagement in Systems Assessment Tool (FESAT) as a key tool for improving family partnership in healthcare systems changes. The article highlights how two state teams from the Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoI [...]
GlobeNewsWire: National CISWH Initiative Addresses HIV-Related Inequities Through Supportive Housing Interventions
In an effort to address HIV related disparities, the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health (CISWH) at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) have embarked on a national initiative to implement, adapt, and evaluate housing interventi [...]
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