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 …

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 …

How equitable are community health worker programmes and which programme features influence equity of community health worker services? A systematic review

R McCollum, W Gomez, S Theobald, M Taegtmeyer - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are uniquely placed to link
communities with the health system, playing a role in improving the reach of health systems …

[HTML][HTML] Community health worker programs to improve healthcare access and equity: are they only relevant to low-and middle-income countries?

S Javanparast, A Windle, T Freeman… - International journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Community Health Workers (CHWs) are proven to be highly effective in low-
and middle-income countries with many examples of successful large-scale programs …

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 …

Effects of community health worker interventions on socioeconomic inequities in maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed …

AK Blanchard, A Prost, TAJ Houweling - BMJ global health, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Community health worker (CHW) interventions are promoted to improve
maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries. We reviewed the …

The distinctive roles of urban community health workers in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the literature

T Ludwick, A Morgan, S Kane, M Kelaher… - Health policy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Addressing urban health challenges in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been
hampered by lack of evidence on effective mechanisms for delivering health services to the …

Which intervention design factors influence performance of community health workers in low-and middle-income countries? A systematic review

MC Kok, M Dieleman, M Taegtmeyer… - Health policy and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an integral component of
the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low-and middle-income …

How does context influence performance of community health workers in low-and middle-income countries? Evidence from the literature

MC Kok, SS Kane, O Tulloch, H Ormel… - Health research policy …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an
integral component of the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low …

Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 11. CHWs leading the way to “Health for All”

HB Perry, M Chowdhury, M Were, K LeBan… - Health Research Policy …, 2021 - Springer
Background This is the concluding paper of our 11-paper supplement,“Community health
workers at the dawn of a new era”. Methods We relied on our collective experience, an …