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Community Mental Health Workers: Their Workplaces, Roles, and Impact
Mental health care in the U.S. is at a critical crisis, compounded with a severe shortage of providers. The cost burden is immense, with severe...
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‘Of’ the community but not ‘of’ the health system: Translating community health workers’ knowledge into credible advice in Aceh, Indonesia
Community health workers (CHWs)—or ‘cadres’ as they are known in Indonesia—are intermediaries between the health system and the community, providing...
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Being both a grandmother and a health worker: experiences of community-based health workers in addressing adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health needs in rural Zambia
IntroductionCommunity-based health workers (CBHWs) possess great potential to be the missing link between the community and the formal health system...
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Barriers to adherence to standard precautions among community health workers: a sco** review
AimThis review aims to map available evidence on the adherence level and barriers to standard precautions among home-based community health workers.
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Opening up the ‘black-box’: what strategies do community mental health workers use to address the social dimensions of mental health?
PurposeCommunity-based workers promote mental health in communities. Recent literature has called for more attention to the ways they operate and the...
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The implementation of a community-centered first aid education program for older adults—community health workers perceived barriers
BackgroundOlder adults are a high-risk group for accidental injuries, and strengthening training in first aid for older adults can improve their...
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Community health workers: essential in ensuring primary health care for equitable universal health coverage, but more knowledge and action is needed
Community health workers (CHWs) have helped improve access to quality primary health care (PHC). However, knowledge gaps exist in designing and...
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A time-motion study of community health workers delivering community-based primary health care in Neno District, Malawi
IntroductionCommunity health workers (CHWs) are vital resources in delivering community-based primary health care, especially in...
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Use of Community Health Workers Among U.S. Male Latino Population: A Sco** Review
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are an effective strategy to address the health needs of specified communities. The purpose of this sco** review...
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The use and potential impact of digital health tools at the community level: results from a multi-country survey of community health workers
BackgroundCommunity health workers (CHWs) are increasingly viewed as a critical workforce to address health system strengthening and sustainable...
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Acceptability and use of the electronic community health information system and its determinants among health extension workers in Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional observational study
BackgroundThe electronic community health information system has been increasingly developed and deployed to quantify and support quality health...
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Advancing social care integration in health systems with community health workers: an implementation evaluation based in Bronx, New York
BackgroundIn recent years, health systems have expanded the focus on health equity to include health-related social needs (HRSNs) screening....
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Gender and Violence in the Daily Routine of Community Health Workers in Fortaleza, Brazil
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are the link between the Brazilian primary health care system and the community. Since CHWs live in the same...
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Recruitment and selection of community health workers in Iran; a thematic analysis
BackgroundIn Iran, community health workers (CHWs) are selected and employed according to the instructions of the Ministry of Health (MOH). The...
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Integrating Community Health Workers’ Dual Clinic-Community Role in Safety-Net Primary Care: Implementation Lessons from a Pragmatic Diabetes-Prevention Trial
BackgroundOver a third of US adults carry a diagnosis of prediabetes, 70% of whom may progress to type 2 diabetes mellitus (“diabetes”). Community...
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Community health surveillance via digital collection of syndromic and behavior data by community healthcare workers in rural Kenya: a pilot study
Disease surveillance is essential to enable adequate detection and response to disease outbreaks. Syndromic surveillance is used to augment...
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Motivation and job satisfaction of community health workers in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods approach
BackgroundEthiopia has been providing health care to its rural population since 2004 using female Community Health Workers called Health Extension...
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Community health workers’ dissemination of COVID-19 information and services in the early pandemic response: a systematic review
BackgroundCommunity health workers (CHWs) had important roles mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in vulnerable communities. We described...
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Barriers and benefits of mHealth for community health workers in integrated community case management of childhood diseases in Banda Parish, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundLow-quality data presents a significant challenge for community health workers (CHWs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Mobile...
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Provision of mental health and psychosocial support services to health workers and community members in conflict-affected Northwest Syria: a mixed-methods study
BackgroundNorthwest Syria (NWS) is a conflict area with challenging political, economic, demographic and social dynamics. The region has a high...
