A webinar educating community health workers about chemical exposures at work. Provides information about how workers are exposed to toxins, how to recognize the signs and symptoms of exposure, and how to prevent exposure.
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Community Health Workers and Their Role in the Prevention and Control of Hypertension
A webinar from the Migrant Clinicians Network educating community health workers on how to recognize the symptoms of hypertension and measure hypertension in the body. Community health workers will gain tools for encouraging patients to manage their blood pressure, as well as understand the barriers to controlling high blood pressure.
The Role of Community Health Workers in the Prevention of Oral Disease
A webinar from the Migrant Clinicians Network outlining the HRSA Measures of Oral Health, as well as the risk factors for poor oral health. The webinar examines the role of community health workers in maintaining oral health, and helps CHWs understand the services offered at their community health centers.
Connecting a Community
A report outlining a community health worker-led health promotion program implemented in low-income housing developments in Austin. As part of the intervention, CHWs offered nutrition, exercise, and chronic disease management classes to development residents.
What do Patients with Diabetes Think of Health Coaching?
A research report from the Urban Institute assessing a health coaching program for improving medication adherence, stress management, and nutrition among people with diabetes. Examines patients’ impressions of the lay health coaches as well as engagement with primary care and A1c levels.
Strategies for Connecting Justice-Involved Populations to Health Coverage and Care
A guide from the Urban Institute for connecting justice involved people with Medicaid. Interventions include hiring justice-involved individuals as patient navigators to ensure that their peers have access to comprehensive and continuous care.
Sharing Histories – A Transformative Learning/Teaching Method to Empower Community Health Workers to Support Health Behavior Change of Mothers
A paper describing the Sharing Histories method of promoting maternal and child health. The method draws on the community health workers’ or primary health care providers’ own experiences as the basis for building trust with patients.
Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale
A guide from USAID that offers case studies of successful large-scale community health worker programs, as well as concrete recommendations for addressing challenges. This guide is intended for administrators and policymakers who are interested in developing or improving community health worker programs.
Management of Gestational Diabetes in Community
A manual developed through the International Diabetes Foundation’s Women in India with GDM Strategy program. Educates community health workers about prevention and management of gestational diabetes mellitus.
Using Job Analysis Techniques to Understand Training Needs for Promotores de Salud
Using the job analysis method, the authors examined the job tasks and worker attributes of community health workers to inform the development of a training program for CHWs. Shares the analysis methods as a template for other organizations launching similar programs.