One of the biggest issues for women in low-income, remote, or high-risk populations is accessing proper healthcare services that address their unique challenges and the conditions that affect them, especially during pregnancy and post-partum. Programs that provide preventative care are unavailable or hard to access in many cases. These include birth control, cancer screenings, and …
If you work with a program that uses community health workers (CHWs), promotores, community health representatives (CHRs), or similar health advocates, does this mission sound familiar? “We bridge divides by bringing people together: connecting individuals and organizations to help communities tackle their toughest challenges.” You might think you’re reading about your team. But this is …
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In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have food insecurity as they deal with higher medical bills and added daily stressors. Add high unemployment and many people struggle to make ends meet. According to the USDA, most people in America are food secure (89.5%), but that leaves 13.8 million food insecure, and a …
The best community health worker programs have teams that are well trained in working with an online student base. However, there are some clear pros and cons in terms of choosing a facilitator or administrator. Here’s how to make the right decision.
Maternal and child health initiatives can greatly benefit from community health worker programs. Here’s how CHWs can serve your MCH program.
Conference season is beginning, and many are online, making it easier for CHWs and health promoters to join.
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If you’re involved in a program for community health workers, you’ve probably had to deal with employee turnover. Most agencies that hire CHWs, community health representatives, promotores, or similar staffers, deal with the same issue. In the case of CHWs, retention becomes an issue because career advancement as a CHW is a barrier, according to …
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Successful healthcare employee training programs are those that are tracked and evaluated. Most organizations know that, but they often fail at the very beginning to look at the individual pieces of the whole program. Being too general with evaluation will mean you miss out on important data that you can use immediately to improve your efforts.
Some areas you can measure before you begin, some while a course is in process, and others as part of a longer effort. Look at the individual parts of your program, give your evaluation some context, and you’ll be able to have a clearer idea of what’s working–and what isn’t.
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As the person responsible for interviewing or hiring, you’re in charge of finding the ideal community health workers (CHWs) for your team. Before you start talking to any candidates, you should come up with a list of questions you can ask them. These questions will vary depending on the specifics of the job and should …
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