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 bridge between researchers and farmworkers.
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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 such interventions.
Delivery of Public Health Services by Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Primary Health Care Settings in China: A Systematic Review (1996-2016)
A literature review from Global Health and Research Policy examining the roles of CHWs in China. CHWs there engage in both primary care and public health functions, including services related non-communicable disease as well as general services. Illuminates the barriers and facilitating factors in service delivery.
Community Health Workers
A concept note produced by the Global Health Delivery Project at Harvard. Outlines the history of global CHW programs as well as case studies of successful recruitment efforts.
Report on the “Think-In” on Community Health Worker Voice, Power, and Citizens’ Right to Health
Report from a convening organized by the Accountability Research Center of the School of International Service at American University. Participants shared experiences and knowledge, with the goals of identifying how CHWs experience accountability, and how to greater improve the accountability of CHWs, as well as the internal accountability of the health care system, and its accountability to communities.
Reducing 30-Day Readmission Rates in a High-Risk Population Using a Lay-Health Worker Model in Appalachia Kentucky
An article from Health Education Research describing the results of a study evaluating the impact of a lay health worker intervention in reducing 30-day hospital readmission rates. Lay health workers addressed the social needs – transportation, identifying community resources, etc. – of recently discharged members of a high-risk population.
Navigation Delivery Models and Roles of Navigators in Primary Care: A Scoping Literature Review
A literature review examining community health worker models in the context of primary care. To be included in this analysis, studies were required to address social services beyond health system services. The review illuminates the value in addressing social determinants of health through community health worker interventions.
Role of Community Health Workers in Supporting South Africa’s HIV/AIDS Treatment Programme
An article drawing on the experiences of community health workers in South Africa’s HIV/AIDS treatment programme. Offers insights regarding stresses and succeses of the program, CHW engagement, and challenges in integrating CHWs into the health care system.
Participants’ Perceptions of Interactions with Community Health Workers who Promote Behavior Change: A Qualitative Characterization from Participants with Normal, Depressive, and Anxious Mood States
A study from the International Journal for Equity in Health. Examines the factors of the community health worker-client relationship that contribute to behavior change, as well as the impact that CHWs can have on client mood.
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.