Patient navigation is a strategy for overcoming barriers to reduce disparities and to improve
access and outcomes. The aim of this umbrella review was to identify, critically appraise …

Community health workers (CHWs) have worked in a variety of settings in the United States
for more than 70 years and are increasingly recognized as an essential health workforce …

This report analyses the underlying causes of China's achievements and gaps in universal
health coverage over the past 2 decades and proposes policy recommendations for …

Objective: Individuals with serious mental illness have a high prevalence of tobacco use
disorder and related early mortality but underutilize smoking cessation medication. The …

Background Shortage of health professionals is one of the most important barriers for
community health centers to provide quality primary care for chronic disease patients …

Background Patients from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds often
face difficulties in accessing health and social care services. This study explored the …

The present study aimed to assess the changes in the prevalence and determinants of self-
reported hypertension among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh …

Policy Points This article summarizes recent evidence on how increased awareness of
patients' social conditions in the health care sector may influence health and health care …

Background: ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activist) role is evolving beyond maternal
and child health workers. They are engaged in NCD (Non-communicable Diseases) control …

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effect of a peer-training program for village
health volunteers (VHVs) to improve chronic disease management among older adults in …