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Toolkits from the Community Health Worker Health Disparities Initiative offering population-specific education about heart health.
Implementing Community-Based Health Planning and Services in Impoverished Urban Communities: Health Workers’ Perspective
A qualitative study exploring the views of urban community health workers as they adapt Ghana’s rural Community-Based Health Planning and Service program for a rural setting. Identifies opportunities and challenges for the program.
From Community Health Workers to Community Health Systems: Time to Widen the Horizon?
Defines community health systems as the space between formal health structures (in which community health workers are integrated) and community systems (where community health workers are embedded). Calls for a broader understanding and exploration of community health systems as a means to achieving comprehensive care for all.
Abstract available on Taylor and Francis website. (You may need to purchase the full text article.)
Community Health Workers: Addressing Client Objectives Among Frequent Emergency Department Users
In this study, community health workers collaborated with frequent emergency department users to identify individualized health objectives and offered services to assist patients in accomplishing these goals. The authors identify barriers to objective achievement as well as implications for policy.
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.
ANDALE Pittsburgh: Results of a Promotora-Led, Home-Based Intervention to Promote a Healthy Weight in Latino Preschool Children
This pilot study assessing a promotora-led intervention to reduce obesity in Latino preschool children. In spite of higher rates of obesity among this population, there are few specifically tailored interventions available. Though limited in scope, the authors suggest that such a model may be effective in reducing BMI, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, and decreasing screen time.
“It is not possible to go inside and have a discussion”: How Fear of Stigma Affects Delivery of Community-Based Support for Children’s HIV Care
This qualitative study examines the impact of stigma on the uptake of support services for children diagnosed with HIV in Zimbabwe. Community health workers adapted their approaches to home visits to accommodate patients’ resistance and fear of stigma.
Community Health Workers: Bringing a New Era of Systems Change to Stimulate Investments in Health Care for Vulnerable US Populations
Community health workers are increasingly considered central to improving health equity. The authors of this editorial emphasize the importance of utilizing return on investment data as a core element supporting increased employment of CHWs.
The Effect of Patient Navigation on the Likelihood of Engagement in Clinical Care for HIV-Infected Individuals Leaving Jail
An article from the American Journal of Public Health. Among individuals living with HIV who are released from prisons and jails each year, up to 95% experience a gap in services. This study examines the impact of patient navigation on access to care for this population. Based on study findings, the authors recommend standardizing this approach.