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 prog [...]
Unwinding the Maintenance of Effort Requirement at the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE): The Role of Title V Programs
Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, state Medicaid programs are eligible to receive an additional 6.2 percent federal funding match provided they meet certain Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements. One of these requirements includes providing continuous eligibility to enrollees thr [...]
“Self-Development Matters” – Perceptions of Sakhis (CHWs) Assessing Self-Development Outcomes of their Participation in the HBNC Program
A qualitative study highlighting the importance of attending to the experiences of community health workers, not only to the outcomes of CHW interventions. CHWs interviewed indicated an increased sense of self-efficacy, willingness to upgrade their knowledge, determine goals, and make decisions in t [...]
A community health worker model to address childhood asthma : perspectives of program participants
A report analyzing the impact of a community health worker-led program intended to address the impact of the home environment on childhood asthma. The program contributed to a reduction in use of emergency services and night-time awakenings, as well as successful advocacy for improved housing condit [...]
Promising Practices for Rural Community Health Worker Programs
A brief from the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis and The Rural Health Research Center of the University of Minnesota. Identifies six community health worker models identified in rural health settings. Offers insight regarding rural CHW liability, program sustainability, and best practices for [...]
Digital Story: Changing Lives Through Good Oral Health
This digital story demonstrates how access to oral health care improved the quality of life of three people living with HIV. Changing Lives Through Good HIV Oral Health from HDWG BUSPH on Vimeo.
A Gender Analysis of a National Community Health Workers Program: A Case Study of Afghanistan
An article from Global Public Health. A qualitative analysis of Afghanistan’s community health worker program. Explores the divisions of labor along gender lines in health service provision, and reflects on opportunities for women’s empowerment within the structure of the national commun [...]
Training Community Health Workers: An Evaluation of Effectiveness, Sustainable Continuity, and Cultural Humility in an Educational Program in Rural Haiti
A study evaluating a community health worker training program in Haiti. Reports participants’ perceptions of the program, as well as barriers they face in practicing as CHWs. Offers recommendations for improving implementation and conducting trainings with increased cultural humility. Abstract [...]
Dementia Awareness Campaign in the Latino Community: A Novel Community Engagement Pilot Training Program with Promotoras
Using community-based participatory research methods, this study evaluates the creation and implementation of a dementia awareness program. Promotoras participated in an education program using a curriculum that was developed with community members. Abstract only.
Continuing Education for Peers: Disclosure
This webcast is the first of a two-part continuing education series for HIV positive peers and their supervisors. The Webcast includes speakers with extensive experience in training and supervising peers to work with clients around disclosure.
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