Community health volunteers could help improve access to and use of essential health services by communities in LMICs: an umbrella review

M Woldie, GT Feyissa, B Admasu… - Health policy and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
A number of primary studies and systematic reviews focused on the contribution of
community health workers (CHWs) in the delivery of essential health services. In many …

The influence of community health resources on effectiveness and sustainability of community and lay health worker programs in lower-income countries: a systematic …

DH De Vries, R Pool - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite the availability of practical knowledge and effective interventions
required to reduce priority health problems in low-income countries, poor and vulnerable …

[图书][B] What do we know about community health workers? A systematic review of existing reviews

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
Community health worker (CHW) programmes are undergoing a resurgence. The last
decade has seen both the introduction as well as the re-invigoration of national CHW …

Community health workers in Canada and other high-income countries: A scoping review and research gaps

SAM Najafizada, IL Bourgeault, R Labonte… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Objectives Community health workers (CHWs) have been deployed to provide
health-related services to their fellow community members and to guide them through often …

What do we know about community-based health worker programs? A systematic review of existing reviews on community health workers

K Scott, SW Beckham, M Gross, G Pariyo… - Human resources for …, 2018 - Springer
Objective To synthesize current understanding of how community-based health worker
(CHW) programs can best be designed and operated in health systems. Methods We …

Understanding the performance of community health volunteers involved in the delivery of health programmes in underserved areas: a realist synthesis

G Vareilles, J Pommier, B Marchal, S Kane - Implementation Science, 2017 - Springer
Background The recruitment of community health volunteers (CHVs) to support the delivery
of health programmes is an established approach in underserved areas and in particular …

Community health workers and health equity in low-and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice

S Ahmed, LE Chase, J Wagnild, N Akhter… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The deployment of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is widely
promoted as a strategy for reducing health inequities in low-and middle-income countries …

Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health workers: evidence from a literature review

K Vaughan, MC Kok, S Witter, M Dieleman - Human resources for health, 2015 - Springer
Objective This study sought to synthesize and critically review evidence on costs and cost-
effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes in low-and middle-income …

Delivery of public health services by community health workers (CHWs) in primary health care settings in China: a systematic review (1996–2016)

W Huang, H Long, J Li, S Tao, P Zheng, S Tang… - Global health research …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been widely used in
response to the shortage of skilled health workers especially in resource limited areas …

Who is a community health worker?–a systematic review of definitions

A Olaniran, H Smith, R Unkels, S Bar-Zeev… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Community health workers (CHWs) can play vital roles in
increasing coverage of basic health services. However, there is a need for a systematic …